Section 48
Amendment of section 119a
of Labour Ordinance of Sarawak (Amendment) Act 2025
Section 119a of the Ordinance is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:
“(3) If the service of a non-resident employee is terminated—
(a)
by his employer;
(b)
by reason of the expiry of any pass relating to employment issued by the Immigration Department of Malaysia to the non-resident employee; or
(c)
by reason of the repatriation or deportation of the non-resident employee, the employer shall, within thirty days of the termination of service, inform the Director of the termination in the manner as may be determined by the Director.
(4)
If a non-resident employee terminates his service or absconds from his place of employment, the employer shall, within fourteen days of the termination of service or after the non-resident employee’s absence, inform the Director in the manner as may be determined by the Director.”.