Section 11
New Parts VIa and VIb
of Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2026
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 45
the following parts:
“Part VIa
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Application of this Part 45a.
Notwithstanding subsection 2(2), this Part shall apply to any person.
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Interpretation 45b. For the purposes of this Part, “employment brokerage”
means a service to assist any person to find suitable employment and to assist employers to find suitable employees.
Employment services 45c. The Organization may provide the following employment services to any person in the manner as determined by the Organization:
(a)
carry out employment brokerage including advertisement, job matching, job counselling and career advice; and
(b)
perform any other function relating to employment services as the Organization thinks fit.
Appointment of employment agent 45d. The Organization may appoint any person licensed under the Private Employment Agencies Act 1981 [Act 246]
as employment agent for the purposes of employment brokerage subject to any terms and conditions and in the manner as determined by the Organization.
Registration of employment services 45e. (1) The Organization may register any person who has attained the age of eighteen years for the purposes of employment services in the manner as determined by the Organization.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), any person may register himself with the Organization for the purposes of employment services in the manner as determined by the Organization.
Duty of employer to notify job vacancy and new position 45f. (1) For the purposes of employment brokerage, every employer shall notify the Organization in writing about a job vacancy or new position before the hiring of an employee to fill the job vacancy or new position.
(2)
The Organization may obtain, use or advertise information of any job vacancy or new position obtained by newspaper, publication, radio, television or any other form of mass communication, including electronic or digital platforms, in the manner as determined by the Organization.
(3)
Where the job vacancy or new position has been filled, the employer shall notify the Organization in writing of that fact within the period of seven days after the job vacancy or new position is filled.
(4)
Any employer who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction—
(a)
for the first offence, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit;
(b)
for the second offence, be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit; and
(c)
for the third or subsequent offence, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.
Part VIb
ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET
Application of this Part 45g.
Notwithstanding subsection 2(2), this Part shall apply to any person.
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Section 45h
Implementation of active labour market programme, etc.
(1)
The Organization may implement any programme, scheme, measure or financial assistance relating to the active labour market if instructed by the Government.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), the Organization shall not incur any expenditure from the Fund for the programme, scheme, measure or financial assistance implemented.”.