Employment Act amendment covers all workers regardless of salary - MOHR

The main amendment in the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (March 21) is to extend the application of the Employment Act 1955 (Act 265) to all employees regardless of salary earned, the Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) said today.

The ministry in a statement said that at present, Act 265 only applied to the categories of employees specified in the First Schedule.

It involves employees earning RM2,000 and below...