Malaysia legislation
Section 11
Section 11
Leave for training
(2)
The period of training shall not exceed ten days at any one time.
(3)
No employer shall—
(a)
subject to subsection (4), make or cause to be made any undue transfer or deduction from the pay, other remuneration or annual leave of such person;
(b)
impose or cause to be imposed upon, or exact from, such person any penalty; or
(c)
change the terms and conditions of the employment of such person to his prejudice, solely by reason of his absence from work during the period of training.
(4)
An employer who is within the definition of the Employment
Act 1955 [Act 265], the Labour Ordinance [Sabah Cap. 67] or the
Labour Ordinance [Sarawak Cap. 76] may deduct the pay or other remuneration of such person who undergoes the training under subsection (1).
(5)
An employer who—
(a)
directly or indirectly refuses or, by intimidation, undue influence or in any other manner, interferes with, the granting to any person of the period of leave required under subsection (1); or
(b)
contravenes subsection (3), commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding six thousand ringgit.
(6)
The court by which an employer is convicted of an offence under subsection (5) for the contravention of subsection (3) may order the employer to pay to the person referred to in subsection (3) the pay and other remuneration to which that person is entitled during the period of training.
Malaysia Volunteers Corps 11
Prohibition of dismissal of employees by reason of training