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Based on question 2 the wages that have been offer by company is RM2,300 per month including

travelling allowance (RM 200) and housing allowance (RM 300). This is complied with Employment
Act 1955 which the wages in Malaysia must be given by company is minimum RM1200 and above.
This is salary requirements that have been standardized for all company. In this case there is no void
for the wages because the company offer wages more than the minimum wages.

The working hours that offer by the company is from 8 am to 8 pm, and the lunch break is 1 pm to
1.45 pm which is 45 minutes break. The working hours that offer by company is 11 hours per day. It
showed that the working hours is void. This is because the working hours of the company is over
than 8 hours based on what have been stated in Employment Act 1955. By agreement under the
contract of service between the employee and the employer, the number of hours of work on one or
more days of the week is less than eight, the limit of eight hours may be exceeded on the remaining
days of the week, but so that no employee shall be required to work for more than nine hours in one
day or forty-eight hours in one week.

The leave that offer by company is 12 days annual leave, 5 days gazette public holidays observed by
the Company and there is not given any paid sick leave. For this case this is void. This is because this
company does not fulfill the Employment Act 1955 which is there must be given the sick leave to
employer. An employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave under where no hospitalization is
necessary of 14 days in the aggregate in each calendar year if the employee has been employed for
less than two years, of 18 days in the aggregate in each calendar year if the employee has been
employed for two years or more but less than five years and of 22 days in the aggregate in each
calendar year if the employee has been employed for five years or more.

EPF will be as per statutory requirement. There is no void because based on Section 43 (1), EPF Act
1991, subject to the provisions of section 52, every employee and every employer of a person who is
an employee within the meaning of this Act shall be liable to pay monthly contributions on the
number of wages at the rate respectively set out in the Third Schedule.

Insurance offer by company provides group accident insurance for all staff but the Company shall
not make any SOCSO contributions. For this case there is no void. This is because SOCSO is same as
insurance. The SOCSO Act 1969 is an insurance scheme for Malaysian employees for employment
injury or invalidity. If the company provide the insurance, it is no void.

Notice of termination that provide the Company 15 days’ notice. if the Company wishes to terminate
your employment contract, the Company will provide 24 hours’ notice. Upon confirmation of your
employment, notice of termination shall be three 3 months for either party. For this case there is
void this is because based on Employment Act 1955, The length of such notice shall be the same for
both employer and employee and shall be determined by a provision made in writing for such notice
in the terms of the contract of service, or, in the absence of such provision in writing, shall not be
less than 4 weeks' notice if the employee has been so employed for less than two years on the date
on which the notice is given, 6 weeks' notice if he has been so employed for two years or more but
less than five years on such date and 8 weeks’ notice if he has been so employed for five years or
more on such date.

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