By: S Vanugopal
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REALIZING the importance of human capital in the Richardian sense the Government is constantly moving in the direction of better protection and remuneration of the workforce.
This is reflected in the Ministerial Orders on Minimum Wages every two years since 2018, the amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1967 in 2020 and the Employment Act 1955 in 2022.
The amendments to the Employment Act 1955 which initially were to come into effect as of 1st September 2022 is now deferred to 1st January 2023.
Identical and corresponding amendments to the Sabah Labour Ordinance (“SLO”) by Parliament are being awaited.
The recent years have also been a period of judicial activism in the field of employment law, anchoring the right to employment on a constitutional foundation.
Employees’ rights have also been interpreted by the Courts in the light of International Conventions on Labour to which Malaysia is a party.
In this brief article the likely amendments to the important provisions in the Sabah Labour Ordinance, following the 2022 amendments to the Employment Act 1955, the 2020 amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1967 and the Minimum Wages Order 2022 are highlighted.
Selected recent Court decisions on employment related matters are also noted.
A. Likely amendments to Sabah Labour Ordinance (“SLO”)
Following the 2022 amendments to the Employment Act the amendments to the SLO are likely to be as follows:
1. Coverage
The SLO...
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