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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the laws governing employment in Malaysia?
A
Employment Act 1955
B
Pension Act 1980
C
Land Law Act
D
Empoyees Social Security Act 1969
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (Malay: Akta Keselamatan Sosial Pekerja 1969), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to provide social security in certain contingencies and to make provision for certain other matters in relation to it. The law is enforced by the Social Security Organization or PERKESO.

Detailed explanation-2: -Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (SOCSO) is enacted to provide protection for ‘employees’ (as defined under the Act) and their families against economic and social distress in situations where the employees sustain injury or death, regardless of their wages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Employer’s Responsibility The principal and immediate employers who employ one or more employees are responsible to register and contribute to Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) based on the rates specified under the Employees’ Social Security Act, 1969, administered by SOCSO.

Detailed explanation-4: -Broadly, it can be defined as measures providing protection to working class against contingencies like retirement, resignation, retrenchment, maternity, old age, unemployment, death, disablement and other similar conditions.

Detailed explanation-5: -They are NOT permitted to work between the hours of 10pm to 5am. Overtime Pay-For any overtime work carried out beyond the normal hours of work, the employee must be paid at a rate not less than one-and-one-half times the employee’s hourly rate of pay irrespective of the basis on which his or her rate of pay is fixed.

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