Chapter 2: Legal Aspect in HRM 2020
Type in the name of the company you are going to have an interview with.
Industrial Relations Act 1967
Minimum Wages Order 2020
How ambitious are you?
Main Areas Covered by the Employment Act 1955
Registers, Returns, Complaints, and Inquiries
Working Hours and Holiday
Employment of Women
What experience have you got from your previous jobs? Make sure you specify all your previous work experience, part-time jobs, vacation jobs, voluntary work, and unpaid work experience that are relevant for the position you are applying for.
Payment of Wages
Describe a typical work day in your previous/current position.
Contract of Service
Why will/did you leave your existing/last job?
Trade Union Act 1959
stipulated that all employees who are
Every trade union must apply to be registered and recognised under the Trade Union Act 1959
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
to promote safety and health awareness, and establish effective safety and health performance through self-regulation schemes designed to suit the needs of the particular organisation
provides the legislative framework to secure the safety and health among all Malaysian workforces and to protect others against risks to safety and health in connection with the activities of workers at work
Employees Social Security Act 1969
Act only covers local employees who work at the private sector earning monthly wages of RM3,000 or less
provide protection to employees who may be involved in an accident at work or who contract some occupational disease
Employees Provident Fund Act 1991
covers three categories of employees
to ensure that employees have funds available after their retirement
Employment Act 1955
Do you fully understand what this position implies?
After you've made some research on the company, read the job description thoroughly, and try to fully understand what your responsibilities will be.
to set minimum labour standards for employees and to protect them from exploitation
What would you do on the first day?
What about the first week(s)? Fill in some of the actions that you are planning to take.
minimum standards for setting terms and conditions of employment
What do you think the main challenges will be?
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administered and enforced by the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia
What will be your main tasks?
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Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012
minimum retirement age of an employee as 60 years.
How would you describe yourself?
Type in a short description.
Effective from 1 July 2013
What are your hobbies?
What do you like to do in your free time? What was the last film you saw or the last book you read? Think of the activities that relax you the most. Fill in several hobbies.
Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 1966
Are you qualified for this position?
Interviewers will want to know whether or not you are able to do the job.
Answer the questions from this section and see if you are the right person for this position.
a young person is referred to as a person who is 15 years of age and above, but has not completed 18 years of age
Which qualities were easily observed by your colleagues and/or your former/existing boss?
Type them in.
child is defined as a person who has not completed 15 years of age
What are your weaknesses?
Examples:
stubbornoverly critical, can't accept authoritytoo demandingtoo talkativetoo quiettoo sensitivelacking assertivenesslacking social tact
Effective from 1 March 2011
What strengths qualify you for this job?
Example:
ambitiousgood communicatorfocuseddeterminedadaptablecuriousoptimisthard workerhonestpoliteco-operativeself motivatedenthusiasticgood leaderstrategic thinkerquick learnerflexiblegood problem solver
Workmen’s Compensation Act 1952
provides for the payment of compensation to the employee’s dependants if the employee dies in the event of a fatal accident or contracting an occupational disease.
covers foreign workers and all manual workers irrespective of the wage
Effective from 1 July 1992
Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad Act 2001
The human resources development levy is the mandatory levy payment imposed by the PSMB ACT 2001
to encourage employers to conduct training for their workers so as to upgrade their skills and abilities through the imposition and collection of a human resource development levy.
Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990
Research the company
You should find and learn as much as you can about the company where you are having an interview.
The interviewer will want to see what you know about them and why you chose the company.
Doing your homework will show that you are really interested.
Only protects employees who work in the farming (i.e., agricultural land of more than 20 hectares) and mining sectors except those located within the area administered by a City Hall or Federal Territory
What do you know about the company?
Type a short description of the company's background.
to monitor and control the minimum quality of housing facilities and other social amenities provided by the employer to the employees
Why do you want to work for this company?
Think of what you can do for them, not of what they can do for you.
