Finas chief executive officer Md Nasir Ibrahim said that the welfare of workers and the flexibility in the working hours, provided under Employment Act 1955 (Amendment) 2022, also applies to film industry practitioners who are involved in filming, including actors and production crew.— File picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia Act 1981 (Act 244) cannot override the Employment Act 1955 (Amendment) 2022, regarding the number of working hours, which came into force yesterday.
National Film Development Corporation (Finas) chief executive officer, Md Nasir Ibrahim, in a statement today, said that the matter does not give Finas the authority over overtime issues involving art practitioners.
“Therefore, the view that Finas has the authority to take action or set the working hours of art practitioners is incorrect, in fact, legally it is contradictory.
“I hope that the confusion and misinterpretation by some people regarding Finas’ authority regarding working overtime involving artists, especially actors and production crew members, are corrected with this clarification,” he said in response to the issue, which went viral in social media recently.
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