Penalty For No or Late Overtime Payment Through the amendment of the Employment Act 1955 in 2023, employers who fail to comply to the changes can receive a general fine of up to RM50,000 1. This could apply to employers who refuse to pay overtime wages or who pay at a lower rate....
While Art.77 obliges employers to compensate their employees for overtime hours, Art.78(4) defers the specifics of payment to the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration. Passed in 2004, ministerial decreeNO.102/MEN/VI/2004is the most recent legislation addressing such compensation. Art.11 of...