In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 1(2) of the Employment (Amendment) Act 2012 (Act A1419), the Minister of Human Resources appoints 1 April 2012 as the date on which the Act comes into operation.
With this change, employees whose wages do not exceed RM2,000 per month are now covered by the employment Act. To know more about these amendments, readers are advised to go to the Members’ Area and check them out at “Labor Laws – Highlights and Commentary” under the topic ” Employment Act 1955″