Employment Act: Amendment Bill involves all employees regardless of salary earned, says HR ministry

PUTRAJAYA: The main amendment in the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (March 21) is to extend the application of the Employment Act 1955 (Act 265) to all employees regardless of salary earned, says the Human Resources Ministry.

The ministry in a statement said that at present, Act 265 only applied to the categories of employees specified in the First Schedule.