Employment Act 1955

Employee is defined as

• any person, irrespective of his occupation, who has entered into a contract of service with an employer under which such person’s wages do not exceed one thousand ringgit a month.

• any person, irrespective of his occupation, who has entered into a contract of service with an employer under which such person’s wages do not exceed five thousand ringgit a month.

• any person, irrespective of his occupation, who has entered into a contract of service with an employer under which such person’s wages do not exceed two thousand ringgit a month.

• any person, irrespective of his occupation, who has entered into a contract of service with an employer under which such person’s wages between one thousand five hundred to five thousand ringgit a month.

Employment Act 1955 is applicable to

• all employees in Malaysia

• employees in the public sector in Malaysia

• employees in the private sector in Malaysia

• employees in the private sector in Peninsular Malaysia

A contract of service shall contain particulars, EXCEPT

• the name of the client

• the date when the employment began

• the commencement salary and where applicable other allowances and bonus

• the length of notice which the employee is obliged to give and entitled to receive and to terminate the contract of service

Contract of service is

• any agreement, whether express or implied, and if express, whether oral or in writing where the employer agrees to employ and the employee agrees to be employed and includes an apprenticeship contract.

• any agreement, whether express or implied, and if express, whether oral or in writing where the employee agrees to employ and the employer agrees to be employed and includes an apprenticeship contract.

• any agreement, whether express or implied, and if express, whether oral or in writing where the employer agrees to employ and the employer agrees to be employed and includes an apprenticeship contract.

• means any agreement, whether express or implied, and if express, whether oral or in writing where the employee agrees to employ and the employee agrees to be employed and includes an apprenticeship contract.

Listed are the types of payment that are not included under the definition of wages, except

• the value of house or the supply of food, water, fuel, light or medical treatment

• any contribution made by employer - EPF, pension fund, retirement

• traveling allowance and any annual bonus

• basic wages and all other payments in cash

Advance of wages (Sec 22,EA) is allowed among the employees,EXCEPT

• to enable him to purchase a house or improve a house

• to enable him to purchase land

• to enable him to purchase livestock

• to enable him to purchase a lorry

Provision on the working hours as stated in the EA, 1955 are, EXCEPT

• an employee shall not work on normal hours exceeding 8 hours a day excluding a period of rest

• 5 consecutive hours of work without a period of rest of not less than 30 minutes

• 48 hours in a week

• under certain circumstances and mutual agreement, hours of work can exceed 9 hours a day but it cannot exceed 48 hours in a week

The protection on female worker are, EXCEPT

• prohibition of work between the hours of 10 am and 5 pm in industrial and agricultural

• prohibition of underground work (mining operations)

• maternity leave

• maternity allowances

I retire at the age of 60. This statement refers to the which type of retirement?

• normal termination

• termination with notice

• termination without notice

• termination for special reasons

An employee shall be permitted to paid sick leave of not less than the following, EXCEPT

• Less than 2 years service - 14 days in each calendar year

• More than 2 years but less than 5 years service - 20 days in each calendar year

• 5 years or more service - 22 days in each calendar year

• Hospitalization if necessary as certified by a registered medical practitioner - 60 days in each calendar year