Governed Legal Source Repository
Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia • Controlled Statutory Source Excerpts
Hours of work - Overtime on normal work days
“For any overtime work carried out in excess of the normal hours of work, the employee shall be paid at a rate not less than one and one-half times his hourly rate of pay.”
Work on rest day
“An employee employed on a monthly rate of pay who works on a rest day shall be paid at two times his hourly rate of pay.”
Interpretation - Ordinary Rate of Pay (ORP)
“Ordinary rate of pay for an employee employed on a monthly rate of pay means the monthly rate of pay divided by 26; and hourly rate of pay means ordinary rate of pay divided by normal hours of work (8 hours).”
Scope of Employee & Overtime Cap (RM2,000 threshold)
“Any person who has entered into a contract of service whose wages do not exceed two thousand ringgit a month.”
Extension of Act Scope & Overtime entitlement
“Application of Act extended to all employees regardless of wages, with subsection (1) overtime entitlements applying to employees earning up to RM4,000 a month.”