UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

SCHEME OF WORK

Code : HRM581
Course : Malaysian Employment Law
Level : Bachelor Degree
Total SLT : 120

Equivalent to 3 credits
Face-to-Face: 56 Hours
Non Face-to-Face: 101 Hours Non Guided

Part : 3
Course Status : None
(Core/Non Core)

Pre-Requisite : HRM533

Nama Fakulti : FAKULTI PENGURUSAN DAN PERNIAGAAN Tahun Mula : 2018

Nama Program: BBA (HONS) HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Tahun Semakan : 2021

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 Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the students should be able to:

1. Discuss the rights and obligations of both employers and employees under
various Malaysian employment legislations (PLO1, C2).

2. Analyze the application of various Malaysian employment legislations (PLO4,

C4).

3. Discuss legal and managerial issues in managing human resources (PLO7, A2).

Course Description

Human resource practitioners must have knowledge of the rights and obligations of
employers and employees and be able to apply the Malaysian employment legislation at the
workplace. Students are taught how to analyze and solve current employment issues
through lectures, class discussions, and collaborative learning. This course will emphasize
the application of the current employment legislation in the workplace.

Syllabus Content

1.0 The Malaysian Legal System

1.1 Introduction to the process of passing legislation and the enforcement of

the laws
1.2 The role and structure of the Ministry of Human Resources
1.3 The types of Courts

2.0 The employment contract

2.1 Conceptualization of employer and employee relationship

2.2 Types of employment contract
2.3 Terms and conditions of employment contract
2.4 Changing the terms & conditions of the employment contract
2.5 Duration of employment contract

3.0 The laws relating to employment terms and conditions

 1. Employment Act, 1955

 Employment (Part-time Employees) Regulations 2010

 2. Sabah Labour Ordinance

 Labour (Part-time Employees) (Sabah) Rules 2013

 3. Sarawak Labour Ordinance

Nama Fakulti : FAKULTI PENGURUSAN DAN PERNIAGAAN Tahun Mula : 2018

Nama Program: BBA (HONS) HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Tahun Semakan : 2021

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  Labour (Part-time Employees) (Sarawak) Rules 2013

 4. National Wages Consultative Council Act, 2011 and

 Minimum Wage Order, 2020

 5. Holidays Act, 1951

 6. Minimum Retirement Age Act, 2012
 7. Employees’ Minimum Standards of Housing, Accommodations and
Amenities Act, 1990

4.0 The Laws relating to the restriction of employment

 8. Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1966

 9. Employment (Restriction) Act, 1968
 10. Immigration Act, 1959/63 and other laws relating to the rights of foreign
workers

5.0 The laws relating to termination of employment

5.1 Termination simpliciter and its implications

5.2 Challenging termination under the Employment Act, Industrial Relations
Act, and common law.
5.3 Various grounds of employment termination
a. Misconduct
b. Redundancy
c. Poor performance
d. Termination of probationers
e. Ending of a fixed-term contract
f. Constructive dismissal
g. Frustration of contract
h. Medical boarding out

5.4 Provisions related to employers’ rights and obligations related to

disciplinary action and termination of employment

Note:
This course will emphasise the legal provisions while the practical aspect
will be discussed in the Industrial Relations Course (HRM659).

6.0 The Laws relating to social security

 11. Employees Provident Fund Act, 1991

 12. Employees’ Social Security Act, 1969
 13. Employment Insurance System Act, 2017

7.0 The laws relating to the safety and training of employees

Nama Fakulti : FAKULTI PENGURUSAN DAN PERNIAGAAN Tahun Mula : 2018

Nama Program: BBA (HONS) HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Tahun Semakan : 2021

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 ● 14. Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1994

● 15. Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Bhd Act, 2001

Teaching Methodology

a) Lectures
b) Class discussions
c) Collaborative learning

Assessment
a) Continuous Assessment 60 %

Individual Short Case Study (Test) (20%)

Group Compliance Analysis Assignment (20%)

Group Portfolio Assignment (20%)

b) Individual Final Assessment 40 %

Total : 100 %

Main Textbook
Maimunah Aminuddin. (2020). Malaysian industrial relations and employment law (10th
ed.). Kuala Lumpur: McGraw Hill Education.

All related statutes.

References

 Maimunah Aminuddin. (2018). Employment Law Manual for Practitioners (2nd

ed.). Ampang: CLJ Publication.
 Maimunah Aminuddin. (2020). Termination of employment: understanding the
process (3rd ed.). Ampang: CLJ Publication.
 Maimunah Aminuddin. (2020). Employee misconduct. Ampang: CLJ Publication.

Nama Fakulti : FAKULTI PENGURUSAN DAN PERNIAGAAN Tahun Mula : 2018

Nama Program: BBA (HONS) HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Tahun Semakan : 2021

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