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Understanding the Basics of Employment Act 1955 and Employment (Amendment) Act 2022
Mon, 04 Mar
|Shah Alam
The Employment Act serves as a crucial legislation, outlining the basic terms of employment for individuals acknowledged as employees under its jurisdiction. This course will comprehensively cover all pertinent provisions essential for those responsible for managing employees in the workplace.
Time & Location
04 Mar 2024, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Shah Alam, 1, Jalan Anggerik Vanilla 31/100A, Kota Kemuning, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
About the event
Course Information
The Employment Act is a fundamental law which provides minimum terms of employment to those recognised as employees under the Act. This course will address all relevant provisions which need to be understood by those who manage employees at the workplace.
The Act was amended in 2022 and implemented on 1st January 2023. A number of changes were made which will impact Companies and the way they manage their employees under the new amendments.
Course Objectives
- Equip participants with the knowledge of the new amendments and their implications
- Raise awareness among the participants on the importance of compliance with the new amendments.
Who Should Attend?
Leaders, Heads of Department, Managers, Executives and Supervisors
Course Trainer: Mr Heng Poh Suan
Mr Heng Poh Suan started his career as a Labour Officer in Kuala Kangsar in 1975. At the Labour Department, he was enforcing the various Labour Legislations. In 1983 he was transferred to the Industrial Relations Department. He was the Assistant Director of Industrial Relations from 1983 to 2001. He left the Industrial Relations Department in 2002 to join the Malaysian Employers Federation as their Industrial Relations Consultant. In 2005 he joined the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers as their Human Resource/Industrial Relations Advisor. He had been conducting public as well as in-house training programmes relating to employment laws, discipline and misconduct and domestic inquiry procedures for member companies. In his capacity as the HR/IR Advisor in the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), he advised member companies on the compliance and implementation of the various labour legislations, disciplinary issues as well as issues arising out of their collective agreements with their unions. He left FMM at the end of June 2021 and is currently a freelance Training Facilitator and Industrial Relations Consultant.