Sick Leave

Entitlement for Sick Leave stated under Section 60F of the Employment Act 1955.

60F Sick Leave

(1) An employee shall, after examination at the expense of the employer-

(a) By a registered medical practitioner duly appointed by the employer; or
(b) If no such medical practitioner is appointed or, if having regards to the nature or circumstances   of the illness the service of the medical practitioner so appointed are not obtainable within a reasonable time or distance, by any other registered medical practitioner or by a medical officer,

Be entitled to paid sick leave, -

(aa) where no hospitalization is necessary, -

(i) Of fourteen days in the aggregate in each calendar year if the employee has been employed for less than two years;

(ii) Of eighteen days in the aggregate in each calendar year if the employee has been employed for two year and more but less than five years;

(iii) Of twenty-two days in the aggregate in each calendar year if the employee has been employed for five years or more; 

Holidays

Section 60D of the Employment Act 1955 state that every employee shall be entitled to a paid public holiday at his ordinary rate of pay on the eleven of the gazetted public holidays, five from Employment Act 1955 section 60D(1)(a) are:-

1. National Day;
2. Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong;
3. Birthday of the Ruler or the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, as the case may be, of the State in which the employee wholly or mainly works under his contract of service, or the Federal Territory Day, if the employee wholly or mainly works in the Federal Territory;
4. Worker's Day; and
5. Malaysia Day.

You can find the eleven of the gazetted public holidays at First Schedule Holidays Act 1951.

• Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)
• Hari Kebangsaan or National Day
• Chinese New Year
• Wesak Day
• Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
• Hari Raya Puasa
• Hari Raya Haji
• Deepavali
• Christmas day
• Malaysia Day
• Nuzul Al-Quran

Kadar Caruman KWSP Yang Baru

Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) menjelaskan bahawa pengurangan kadar caruman pekerja daripada 11% kepada 8% adalah untuk pekerja di bawah umur 60 tahun, manakala pengurangan daripada 5.5% kepada 4% adalah untuk pekerja berusia lebih 60 tahun bermula daripada gaji/upah bulan Mac 2016 sehingga Disember 2017.

Kadar caruman majikan dan pekerja yang baru bermula 1 Mac 2016 boleh dirujuk pada Jadual Ketiga, Akta KWSP 1991.

Kadar caruman bagi majikan kekal pada kadar semasa.

Untuk pekerja yang ingin mengekalkan kadar caruman 11% boleh melengkapkan borang KWSP 17A (Khas 2016).

Untuk maklumat lanjut sila layari http://www.kwsp.gov.my/.