We have just updated our very popular Guide to Malaysian Employment Law. These updates take into account the significant changes to the Employment Act as a result of the Employment (Amendment) Act 2022 and Employment (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2022 which came into force on 1 January 2023.

Since the Guide was launched in October 2021 (See: “Just launched: ‘Guide to Malaysian Employment Law'”) it has attracted a constant stream of readers, still averaging in the high thousands of unique views every month.

As mentioned when the Guide was launched, the topics in the Guide have been selected based on feedback from in-house counsel and HR professionals, and cover the usual high-level background legal information they would like to have on-hand, particularly as professionals from other jurisdictions considering employment issues in Malaysia. The feedback we have received on the Guide has been overwhelmingly positive, and we believe it is a unique resource.

We hope the updated Guide will continue to prove useful to all readers. (Guide to Malaysian Employment Law)

I have always believed that by writing about the law and related topics, I am not only sharing knowledge with others, but also richly expanding and deepening my own understanding of the topics I write about. This is why I have been consistently publishing my legal writings from my early days of practice, going back 18 years now.

Today, we have launched a Guide to Malaysian Employment Law. This Guide will be hosted on a standalone page on The Malaysian Lawyer, and is a one-stop introductory guide to Malaysian employment law, including categorised links to employment law articles I have published on The Malaysian Lawyer.

The topics in the Guide have been selected based on feedback from in-house counsel and HR professionals, and cover the usual high-level background legal information they would like to have on-hand, particularly as professionals from other jurisdictions considering employment issues in Malaysia.

The Guide will be constantly-evolving, and its contents will be updated from time-to-time. Please share the Guide with others who may find it useful, and leave a comment if you have any feedback, or requests or suggestions for other employment law issues that should be covered.

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