MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS EMPLOYMENT LAW Author Maimunah Aminuddin

MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & EMPLOYMENT LAW Author: Maimunah Aminuddin Chapter One An Overview Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 1

Preview p Defining industrial relations p The focus of industrial relations p Tripartite systems and the key players p Employment legislation p Role of the Ministry of Human Resources and other key agencies Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 2

What is industrial relations? Industrial relations is the relationship between an employer and his employees, especially where the employees are members of a trade union. Industrial relations is also known as: q Employment relations q Labour relations Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 3

The focus of industrial relations Industrial Relationship between employers & trade unions Laws relating to employment Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law Disciplinary procedures & termination of employment 4

Who needs to study industrial relations? p Workers p Trade union leaders p Managers p Lawyers p Human resource management specialists Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 5

Tripartite industrial relations systems: 3 parties, all inter-related Employers Employees & their trade unions The Government Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 6

Key players in Malaysian industrial relations p National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC) p Ministry of Human Resources p Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) p Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) p International Labour Organisation (ILO) Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 7

The International Labour Organisation q The ILO is an agency of the United Nations. q It has no powers to enforce any directives or rules. q It formulates key labour standards which members, including Malaysia, are expected to implement. Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 8

Employment laws p p Laws providing basic benefits and rights for employees and employers Laws establishing a framework for the industrial relations system p Social security laws p Safety laws p Laws restricting employment of non. Malaysians Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 9

Role of the government in IR p To protect welfare of workers p To promote good employer-employee relationships through a peaceful IR system p To assist the unemployed find employment p To conduct national level human resource planning Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 10

Ministry of Human Resources Departments which play a key role in IR: p Department of Labour p Department of Industrial Relations p Department of Trade Union Affairs p Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 11

Other key agencies p The Employees Social Security Organisation p The Employees Provident Fund p The Industrial Court Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 12

Review p Defining industrial relations p The focus of industrial relations p Tripartite systems and the key players p Employment legislation p Role of the Ministry of Human Resources and other key agencies Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 13