According to Steven Sim Chee Keong, workers in Malaysia can request to their employers for flexible working arrangements depending on time, days, and place of employment under Sections 60P and 60Q of the Employment Act 1955.
The Human Resources Minister noted in an X (previously Twitter) post that such requests should be sent to employers for feedback within 60 days, and if rejected, companies must explain the reason.
“The Human Resources Ministry will continuously review and improve our labour policies and laws to support the 3Ks, namely welfare, skills, employee performance, and to enhance the country’s economic competitiveness,” the minister added.Sim also attached a photo of the Employment Act of 1955, stressing Part XIIC, which deals with flexible working arrangements.
According to Section 60P (1) of the act, an employee has the right to request a flexible working arrangement from their employer to change the hours of work, days of work, or place of work related to his employment, subject to Part XII or anything specified in the contract of service.
The act further stated that if an employee applies for a flexible working arrangement under 60Q (1), he or she must do so in writing and in the form and manner specified by the Labour Director-General.
He mentioned this in response to a portal’s post about Singapore workers being able to apply to work four days a week, additional working days from home, and phased working hours beginning December 1 of this yearThis follows the recently issued Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangements by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) in the ‘city-state’.
Source : THE EDGE MALAYSIA
