Glossary of Employment-Related Legislation

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Here’s a non-exhaustive list of all employment-related legislation in Malaysia.

• Adoption Act (1952)
• Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act (1996) 
• Children and Young Persons (Employment) (Amendment) Act (2018)
• Contracts Act (1950)
• Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony
• Employment Act (1955)
• Employment Act (Updated copy as at 1 Jan 2023)
• Employment (Amendment) Act (2022)
• Employment (Restriction) Act (1968)
• Employees Social Security Act (1969)
• Employment (Termination and Layoff Benefits) Regulations (1980)
• Employees Provident Fund Act (1991)
• Employment (Part-Time Employees) Regulations (2010)
• Employment Insurance System Act (2017)
• Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act (2022)
• Employees’ Social Security Act (1969)
• Employees’ Social Security (Amendment) Act (2022)
• Factories and Machinery Act (1967)
• Guidelines for SME Definition
• Holidays Act (1951)
• Human Resources Development Fund Act (2001)
• Industrial Relations Act (1967)
• Income Tax Act (1967)
• Minimum Retirement Age Act (2012)
• Minimum Wages Order (2022)
• National Wages Consultative Council Act (2011)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (1994)
• Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act (2022)
• Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Order (1997)
• Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997
• Guidelines for Safety and Health Officer
• Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan 2021-2025 (OSHMP25)
• Perbadanan Tabungan Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional Act (1997)
• Personal Data Protection Act (2010)
• Sabah Labour Ordinance
• Sarawak Labour Ordinance
• Self-Employment Social Security Act (2017)
• Trade Unions Act (1959)
• Weekly Holidays Act (1950)

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