Reduced working hours: ‘No big impact on operations’


PETALING JAYA: As the enforcement of the amendments to the Employment Act 1955 has been postponed from next month to Jan 1 next year, legal experts say the reduced working hours from 48 to 45 hours a week will not have a drastic effect on operations anyway.

Legal practitioner Chia Swee Yik noted that reduced working hours are already a common practice.

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