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Section 111

Wages to be paid in legal tender

of Labour Ordinance [Sarawak Cap. 76]

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Section 111
(1)

Except where otherwise expressly permitted by this

Ordinance, the entire amount of the wages earned by or payable to, any worker in respect of any work done by him shall be actually paid to him in legal tender and every payment of, or on account of, any such wages made in any other form shall be illegal, null and void.

(2)

Every employee shall be entitled to recover in the courts or before the Director acting under section 8A so much of his wages, exclusive of sums lawfully deducted under section 114, as shall not have been actually paid to him in legal tender or paid to him by any of the ways under section 111A.

(3)

Where payment of wages is made in cash it shall be made on working days only and at or near the workplace.

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