Human Resource > Understanding Employment Act 1955 and Its Implications

Understanding Employment Act 1955 and Its Implications

Course Objectives

✓ Introduction to Employment Act 1955 and Related Acts

✓ The Social Security Laws

✓ Wages and implications

✓ The Law on Occupational Safety & Health

✓ Trade Unions

✓ Collective Bargaining

✓ Trade Disputes and Industrial Action

✓ The Industrial Court

✓ Discipline at the Workplace

✓ Domestic Inquiry and Termination

Target Audience

Directors
HR Manager
Non HR Managers

Methodology

The Course content will be delivered through short lectures, group discussions, group presentation, role play and skill practice during the training programme. Certification in training will be awarded to the participants upon full attendance and assessment results of competency.

Course Modules

CONTRACT OF SERVICE

Validity of any terms or conditions of service which is favourable
Contracts of service not to restrict rights of employees
Contracts written and to include provision for termination
Provision of termination of contract
Termination of contract with notice
Termination of contract without notice
Termination of contract for special reasons
Contract is deemed to be broken

THE EMPLOYMENT ACT AND RELATED ACT

Individual Employment Contract• Termination of contract with notice
Written and oral Contracts
Terms & Conditions of the Contract of Employment
Express Terms in a Contract of Employment

WAGE PERIOD

Time of payment of wages
Payment on termination of contract in special circumstances
Limitations on advances to employees

Wages due to absence from work through imprisonment or attendance in court

DEDUCTION FROM WAGES

Lawful deductions

SYSTEM OF PAYMENT OF WAGES

Wages paid through Banks
Other conditions

EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN

Prohibition of night work
Prohibition of underground work
Prohibition of employment by Minister

REST DAY, HOURS OF WORK, HOLIDAYS AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Rest Day
Work on rest day
Hours of work
Task work & Shift work

REST DAY, HOURS OF WORK, HOLIDAYS AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Holidays
Annual Leave
Sick Leave
Duty to furnish information and returns
Director General may inquire into complaints
Prohibition of termination of local for foreign employee
Termination due to redundancy
Case Study and Presentation

Duty to keep register
Power to make regulations requiring information as to wages
Powers of inspection and inquiry
Inspecting officer to notify presence
Powers of inspecting officer
DG power to inquire complaints
Penalty to offence
Summon and service of summons

DISCIPLINARY & ACTIONS

Discipline and Actions
What’s Disciplinary problems?
Who are involved?
Steps to disciplinary action
Warnings and Counselling
Domestic Inquiry and Termination

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Inquiry into complaints on sexual harassment
Effects and Decisions
Offence
Q & A

Get To Know The Trainer

Trainer Chan

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Chan Wang Tak has in total more than 30 years’ experience in Human Resource Management and consultancy. He is an experienced course facilitator, having conducted training for banks, commercial organizations, factories, GLCs both in management and specialized human resource management programs. In consultancy, he has serviced multinationals from USA, Japan and Korea as well local conglomerates. He has served as a Panel Member of the Industrial Court of Malaysia, is presently an elected Councillor of the Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management, and one of its senior consultants.

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