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Reduction of working hours from 48 to 45 hours and increase in overtime
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Publish date: Sun, 01 Jan 2023, 01:00 PM
AS promised by Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar, the amendments to the Employment Act take effect today, and those earning RM4,000 per month are now entitled to an increase in overtime payments and a reduction in working hours from 48 to 45.
Before the amendment, only employees earning up to RM2,000 a month were entitled to overtime payments.
Under the old law, employees who worked more than 48 hours per week were entitled to overtime pay; however, under the new law, they will be entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 45 hours per week.
This is part of the implementation of the new changes in employment law via the Employment (Amendment) Act 2022.
The implementation is taking place despite appeals from a number of employers to the Government to postpone or gradually implement the new changes in employment law.
The changes include the reduction of the weekly working hours without overtime pay and entitle those earning up to RM4,000 to overtime pay. They are set to start on Jan 1, 2023.
Now, employees can also submit a written application for a flexible work arrangement, which can cover changes in working hours, working days, and also the place of work.
When such an application is made, the employer must respond to the employee in writing within 60 days, stating whether the application is accepted or rejected, and providing reasons for the rejection.
The Employment (Amendment) Act was passed in Parliament in March 2022 and was to come into effect on Sept 1, 2022, but was pushed to today to ensure that employer implementation goes smoothly.
Two weeks ago, Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) president Tan Sri Low Kian Chuan said the Government should postpone the implementation because small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are still trying to recover while facing multiple issues, such as higher operating costs. - Jan 1, 2023
https://focusmalaysia.my/reduction-of-working-hours-from-48-to-45-hours-and-increase-in-overtime/
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Employers need to shift away from Master-Slave mindset. Workers are fellow humans too, and they deserve to have work life balance, encompassing social and religion obligations. Your blanket reasoning of quality of work and professionalism do not apply to everyone as it is unfair to stereotype everyone due to a few parasitic employees. Anyway, incompetent employers could also breed parasitic employees, so not always employees' fault.
2023-01-01 17:43
9-9-6 means working from 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week. This work schedule is very common in China, especially in the tech industry. While 996 itself isn't surprising in modern Chinese work culture, billionaire Jack Ma's comments about it have made a lot of people angry.Apr 5, 2022
2023-01-01 18:55
When you are at the back of chasing pack the only way you can win is to work longer hours than the leading pack.
2023-01-01 18:58
Are you sure Malaysians are rich?
It is rich with resources but plundered by politicians and their cronies for decades.
2023-01-01 21:22
@wisdomdot
Yes employers should treat their workers humanely and provide reasonable benefits as social obligation. Incompetent employers argument is just to vent your frustration. Incompetent employers will not survive in business world. But they exist in government and indeed breed parasitic employees to the tune of RM50 billion plus annually. No employer is bound to provide religious obligations, It exist only in Malaysia and indeed 85% are incompetent parasites sucking employers blood.
2023-01-01 21:30
Reduction of working hours from 48 to 45 hours and increase in overtime .......................good idea.
2023-01-02 11:16
Chicken and Egg question.
When employer cost increase, employer will raise the product / service price, so all price increase (i.e. Food price, Kids tuition school fee, tuition fee, transport fee, car maintenance fee, house maintenance fee).
Then employee (consumer) will complain cost of living increase,.. Salary cannot covered cost of living...
Then Government step in again to increase minimum wages to RM2000.
Then Empoyer raise product price again..
2023-01-02 13:04
It is not chicken and egg syndrome.
It is the will of government in controlling businesses which blatantly increase price of goods or services at the sound of "fart". The government should impose harsh enforcement and should not bend down to these vultures called businessman. Let the fittest of a businessman to survive who has the people in mind to do social obligation while making profit. If a business complains don't protect them, let them fight for survival or close down forever. There will always be replacement. Yang patah tumbuh, yang hilang berganti.
2023-01-02 14:03
Its not confined to Malaysia only. No enforcement can decrease price of goods.
2023-01-02 23:20
Eg eggs. Govt set ceiling price. Producers stop production. Limited supply of eggs. No eggs to buy.
2023-01-02 23:22
Remember....Just buy insas loh!
U will be very very happy next year mah!
Posted by ben0303 > 11 hours ago | Report Abuse
Have lots of money also no use, if there is nothing to buy.
2023-01-03 10:49
"Posted by ben0303 > 12 hours ago | Report Abuse
Eg eggs. Govt set ceiling price. Producers stop production. Limited supply of eggs. No eggs to buy."
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Government can always import eggs or ban export.
If producers refuse to comply, revoke business licence because no social obligation, only profit minded. Better the greedy businessman die. There will always be replacement, nothing to worry. Government can set the condition for healthy business consumer environment.
In Malaysia, for every silyl hiccups like $ rising, commodity price rise, inflation up and all the excuses your mother can think of will contribute to price hike. When it goes down, price remain high and will hike again on the next excuse. When did the price of goods came down? Never!
2023-01-03 12:11
Stop wasting time loh!
If your selling price is below production cost ...no one will produce mah!
Even if u import also no use....surely oversea exporter will not sell to msia, if they can get better price elsewhere mah!
The key is not price cap loh!
The key is free market & efficiency loh!
Only thru efficiency u can sell more.....then price will come down bcos of competition loh!
2023-01-03 12:22
What efficiency are you talking about in supply and demand?
It is not efficiency but competition which dictates price. Government must unplug the clog in the system and identify hoarders and bad producers. First step is to import, abolish monopoly, only then they can identify who are the traitors in the industry and consequently revoke their licence forever.
Who cares if no one produce. Better the producer die instead of the people paying high price. LOL! I am yet to see an exporter who refuse to sell. This is your wicked wish.
2023-01-04 16:45
Rubbish lah!
Do not understand economics loh!
Price is a factor of supply & demand mah!
If they is big demand & low supply or no supplier.....the price will go up sky high mah!
Lu tau boh ???
2023-01-04 16:49
But supply is reduced intentionally to drive up price loh.
This is callead hoarding loh.
That is why government must take severe action against these kind of greedy piggy businessman. Revoke licence and confiscate their assets should be the right punishment.
Your are sewerage waste who protect criminal and smugglers.
2023-01-04 17:46
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When employers cry through their backside to pay RM1500 minimum wage, what makes them think these fellows will honour overtime payment for short working hours?
On the other hand, this law encourages lazy bums to continue to be seat warm-ers and be parasitic employees by sucking employers blood with half past six work.
This law should be put on the cold storage until quality of work and professionalism is seen. Certainly, a compatible remuneration awarded for such work is the expectation.
2023-01-01 13:24