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2024
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Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1725 2024, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2024.

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EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM

(AMENDMENT) ACT 2024

Date of Royal Assent

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11 September 2024

Date of publication in the

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25 September 2024

Gazette

Publisher’s Copyright C

(Appointed Printer to the Government of Malaysia).

Employment Insurance System (Amendment)

Opening note

Preamble

  1. An Act to amend the Employment Insurance System Act 2017. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title and commencement
(1)

This Act may be cited as the Employment Insurance System

(Amendment) Act 2024.

(2)

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.

Amendment of section 16

The Employment Insurance System Act 2017 [Act 800], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in subsection 16(2) by substituting for the words

“five thousand ringgit” wherever appearing the words

“six thousand ringgit”.

EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM

(AMENDMENT) ACT 2024

Amendment of Second Schedule

The Second Schedule to the principal Act is amended in paragraph 2—

(a)

by substituting for item 55 the following item:

Monthly Wages

Employer’s

Contribution

Employee’s

Contribution

Total

When wages exceed

RM5,000 but not exceed RM5,100

RM10.10

RM10.10

RM20.20

(b)

by inserting after item 55 the following items:

Monthly Wages

Employer’s

Contribution

Employee’s

Contribution

Total

When wages exceed

RM5,800 but not exceed RM5,900

RM11.70

RM11.70

RM23.40

“

“

”; and

Employment Insurance System (Amendment)

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Monthly Wages

Employer’s

Contribution

Employee’s

Contribution

Total

The Third Schedule to the principal Act is amended in paragraph 8—

(a)

by substituting for item 55 the following item:

Actual monthly wages of the month

Total contribution

Corresponding assumed monthly wages for the month

Section 55

When wages exceed

RM5,000 but not exceed

RM5,100

RM20.20

RM5,050

(b)

by inserting after item 55 the following items:

Actual monthly wages of the month

Total contribution

Corresponding assumed monthly wages for the month

Section 56

When wages exceed

RM5,100 but not exceed

RM5,200

RM20.60

RM5,150

Section 57

When wages exceed

RM5,200 but not exceed

RM5,300

RM21.00

RM5,250

Section 58

When wages exceed

RM5,300 but not exceed

RM5,400

RM21.40

RM5,350

Section 59

When wages exceed

RM5,400 but not exceed

RM5,500

RM21.80

RM5,450

“

“

”.

”; and

Actual monthly wages of the month

Total contribution

Corresponding assumed monthly wages for the month

Section 60

When wages exceed

RM5,500 but not exceed

RM5,600

RM22.20

RM5,550

Section 61

When wages exceed

RM5,600 but not exceed

RM5,700

RM22.60

RM5,650

Section 62

When wages exceed

RM5,700 but not exceed

RM5,800

RM23.00

RM5,750

Section 63

When wages exceed

RM5,800 but not exceed

RM5,900

RM23.40

RM5,850

Section 64

When wages exceed

RM5,900 but not exceed

RM5,950

Common questions

What is Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024?
Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1725 2024, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2024.
Is Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024 still in force?
Yes — Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024 is currently in force.
When did Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024 take effect?
Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024 was first recorded in 2024.
How many sections does Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024 have?
Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024 contains 26 sections.
Where can I read the official version of Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024?
The official text of Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2024 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.

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