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On 21.03.2022, Parliament passed the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021.

On 15.08.2022, the Employment (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2022 was gazetted.

On 26.08.2022, the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, announced that the implementation of the Employment (Amendment) Act 2022 (“Amendment Act”) will be deferred from 01.09.2022 to 01.01.2023.

The purpose of this infographic is to update employers on the key amendments to the Employment Act 1955 (“Previous Act”) which employers must ensure compliance with from 01.01.2023 onwards.

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