On 26 August 2022, the Minister of Human Resources announced a delay to the implementation date of the amendments to the Malaysian Employment Act (EA).
Key Takeaways
The amendments to the EA were originally anticipated to take effect on 1 September 2022, but this has reportedly been deferred to 1 January 2023. The Minister had clarified that this delay would allow employers to focus, in the short term, on recovering from the difficult economic situation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. This would also, practically, provide a longer runway for employers to assess their employment benefits for compliance under the amended EA.
The new date of 1 January 2023 has yet to be officially gazetted by the Government, and may therefore be subject to change.
In more detail
Please see our previous alerts (here and here) for more details on the amendments introduced under the EA.
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Eddie Chuah is a partner with the Dispute Resolution and Compliance Practice Group. He is involved in all aspects of civil litigation, arbitration, industrial relations disputes and compliance.
He undertakes a wide variety of briefs as lead counsel in complex litigation and arbitration matters. His briefs include all types' of commercial disputes including post M&A disputes, restructuring and insolvency litigation. He also focuses on compliance issues, in particular, anti-corruption investigation, government procurement, fraud, audit and prevention.
Eddie is listed as an âUp and Comingâ lawyer in Dispute Resolution by Chambers Asia Pacific 2024 and is listed as a âLeading Individualâ for Labour and Employment and for Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 with clients commenting on his ability to ânavigate complex legal issuesâ. Client feedback highlighted that Eddie is âknowledgeable, commercially savvy and technically strongâ during a Chambers Asia Pacific 2024 interview. He has also been recognised by Benchmark Litigation as a Future Star in the areas of Commercial and Transactions (2019 â 2023), Construction, Insolvency and Labour & Employment (2019 â 2021). Eddie was also awarded Young Lawyer of the Year at the Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards in 2018. He is regularly sought after for his ability to simplify complex disputes and legal issues and to provide strategic input to implement solutions to assist clients in achieving desired outcomes.
