Section 21
Substitution of section 19
of Private Employment Agencies (Amendment) Act 2017
The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 19
the following section:
“Preparation, maintenance and keeping of records
Quoted provision
Section 19
Every private employment agency shall prepare, maintain and keep records as determined by the Director
General as follows:
(a)
records of registration of job seekers;
(b)
records of registration of employers;
(c)
records of vacancies of employment;
(d)
records of placement of job seekers and for non-citizen employees;
(e)
records of fees collected; and
(f)
any other records as may be required by the Director
General.
(2)
A private employment agency shall keep the records for a period of not less than six years from the date after it is recorded.
(3)
A private employment agency shall submit all the records under subsection (1) if the Director General, by written direction, requires the private employment agency to submit such records.
(4)
A private employment agency which contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit.”.