Maternity Leave Malaysia 2019 Private Sector

Improving labour workforce and productivity under the initiative to increase female participation in the labour force the government is planning to make amendments to the employment act 1955 and increase the minimum maternity leave from 60 to 90 days in the private sector.

Maternity leave malaysia 2019 private sector. The increment from 60 days to 90 days for maternity leave in private sector announced by malaysia s prime minister datuk seri najib tun razak during the budget 2018 presentation will be implemented in two phases. Based on the 11th malaysia plan on 18th october 2018 in priority b. Paternity leave however is not a statutory right for male employees. Human resources minister m kula segaran says companies must give their workers 90 days maternity leave from 2021.

If the public sector can do it why can t the private sectors he told reporters after launching jobsmalaysia caring carnival 2019 here today. Private sector employers can be investigated and prosecuted if they dismiss female staff taking 90 days maternity leave. According to kulasegaran the 90 days maternity leave would need to be implemented in accordance with the international standard and action will be taken on companies that refuse to comply with the rule. Maternity leave of at least 60 consecutive days is what working mums in malaysia is entitled to as long as she meets the conditions required.

The star sunday 6 october 2019. First phase is to encourage employer to provide 90 days maternity to female workers in the private sector. The human resources ministry will take action against private sector employers who deny their employees the right to take 90 day maternity leave a new benefit which was announced in the 2020 budget on friday. 98 day maternity leave proposed malaysian employers federation executive director datuk shamsuddin bardan said the federation is open to having more maternity leave subject to the cost not being loaded on employers but borne by the government or social security.

Absence due to imprisonment or court unpaid. This means that for now private sector employers can only be encouraged to provide 90 days of maternity leave as there won t be a strict implementation of the new minimum period until the law is actually changed and brought into effect.