Employment Law

In which year was the Employment Act enacted?

• 1967

• 1955

• 1957

• 1969

The rates of pay for overtime work for monthly rated workers are ____________ times the hourly rate of pay.

• 2

• 1

• 1.5

• 3

Which of the following is NOT a true statement in regards to the coverage of the Employment Act?

• Covers only those who earned wages of RM4000 and less

• Those who are engaged to do manual labour

• Covers everyone

• Those who supervise persons engaged in manual labour

Which of options below is not a type of dismissal?

• Constructive Dismissal

• Restorative Dismissal

• Wrongful Dismissal

• Unfair Dismissal

Under Section 14 of the Employment Act 1955, what is the process that must be undertaken by the employer in order to dismiss an employee?

• Due Date

• Due Departure

• Due Deligence

• Due Inquiry

If Jane seeks the service of Angie in providing tuition for her son on a full time/permanent basis...

• Angie can still provide tuition to other students

• Jane is expected to pay for Angie's statutory contributions such as EPF and Socso

• Jane do not have to pay Angie if she is on sick leave

• Angie can decide when she wants to teach and what she wants to teach

A contract of employment comes to an end when...

• the employer pays the employee’s wages on time

• there's well-documented evidence of good attendance at work by the employee

• a breach or termination of contract happens

• none of the above

What is the difference between a chauffeur and a GrabCar driver?

• A chauffeur drives luxury cars in contrast to GrabCar drivers who normally drive economy cars

• A chauffeur is an independent contractor while a GrabCar driver is an employee to his/her passenger

• A chauffeur is a licensed professional driver that earns more wages as compared to a GrabCar driver who can earn his/her wages regardless of qualifications

• A chauffeur is an employee of his/her passenger, but a GrabCar driver is not employed by his/her passengers. He/She is an independent contractor

What are the legal responsibilities of an employer?

• to pay the agreed wages to employees

• to provide healthy and safe environment in the working organisation

• to ensure that employees are entitled to at least one day rest days in a week

• all of the above

Which of the following redundancy scenarios would be a fair reason for dismissal? (multiple answers)

• Employer's business has closed as a whole

• Employer is looking for a younger employee to fit in to the current work trend

• Employee's actual place of work has closed down

• Employer has decided to reduce size of workforce required to do a particular task