Malaysia legislation

Section 111A

of *LABOUR ORDINANCE [SARAWAK CAP. 76]

Section 111A

(a)

payment into an account at a bank or a finance company licensed under the *Banking and Financial Institutions

Act 1989 [Act 372] in any part of Sarawak being an account in the name of the employee or an account in the name of the employee jointly with one or more other person, not being his employer;

(b)

payment by cheque made payable to or to the order of the employee.

(2)

The consent of the employee under this section may be withdrawn by him at any time by notice in writing given to the employer; and such notice shall take effect at but not before the end of the period of four weeks beginning with the day on which the notice is given.

(3)

The consent of the employee to the mode of payment of wages under subsection (1) shall not be unreasonably withheld or, if granted, shall not be unreasonably withdrawn by the employee notwithstanding subsection (2).

(4)

Any dispute as to whether an employee has unreasonably withheld or withdrawn his consent to the mode of payment of his wages under subsection (1) shall be referred to the Director whose decision on the matter shall be final.