Key Employment and Industrial Relations Laws, Regulations, and Codes

Statutes:

  1. Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act and Anti-Smuggling Of Migrants Act 2007
  2. Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 1966
  3. Employment Act 1955
  4. Employment Information Act 1953
  5. Employment (Restriction) Act 1968 (Revised 1988)
  6. Employees’ Social Security Act 1969
  7. Factories and Machinery Act 1967
  8. Holidays Act 1951
  9. Holidays Ordinance (Sabah Cap. 56)
  10. Immigration Act 1963
  11. Industrial Relations Act 1967
  12. Industrial Relations Act (Amendment) Act 2020
  13. Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012
  14. National Skills Development Act 2006
  15. National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011
  16. Occupational Safety And Health Act 1994
  17. Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad Act 2001
  18. Private Employment Agencies Act 1981
  19. Petroleum (Safety Measures) Act 1984
  20. Public Holidays Ordinance (Sarawak Cap. 8)
  21. Sabah Labour Ordinance – Ordinan Buruh (Sabah Bab 67)
  22. Sarawak Labour Ordinance – Ordinan Buruh Sarawak
  23. Skills Development Fund Act 2004
  24. Trade Union Act 1959
  25. Weekly Holidays Act 1950
  26. Workers’ Minimum Standards of The Housing and Amenities Act 1990
  27. Workmen’s Compensation Act 1952

Rules and Regulations:

  1. Industrial Relations Rules 1967
  2. Industrial Relations Regulations 2009

Codes and Guidelines:

  1. Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony
  2. Code of Practice on the Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace 1999
  3. Garis Panduan Mengendalikan Gangguan Seksual di Tempat Kerja Dalam Perkhidmatan Awam

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