Malaysia legislation
Section 117C
Section 117C
(a)
in the case of a contract for constructional work, the principal shall not be liable for the payment of wages under this subsection unless he is also a constructional contractor or a housing developer;
(b)
the principal, and the contractor and any subcontractor (not being the employer), shall not be liable to any employee under this subsection for more than the wages due to him for any three consecutive months; and
(c)
the employee shall have instituted proceedings against the principal for the recovery of his wages or made a complaint to the Director under Chapter IIA within ninety days from the date on which such wages became due for payment by his employer in accordance with the provisions for the payment of wages contained in Part IV.
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(2)
Any person, other than the employer, who has paid wages under this section to the employee of any employer may institute civil proceedings against such employer for the recovery of the amount of wages so paid.
CHAPTER XIVA
EMPLOYMENT OF NON-RESIDENT EMPLOYEE