Private-sector employers in Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya, who have listed the Lunar New Year as one of the company’s public holidays, must provide an additional day of paid public leave to employees on 3 February 2022 (Thursday). However, those who have not listed it, are only required to provide paid public leave on 1 February 2022 (Tuesday) for Federal Territory Day.
This information was reiterated by the Ministry of Human Resources (Kementerian Sumber Manusia, or KSM) on Sunday (30 January 2022), per an earlier announcement on 28 January 2022 (Friday), given that the first day of Lunar New Year (1 February) falls on the same day as Malaysia’s Federal Territory Day (celebrated in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan).
Employers, specifically in these states, are to abide by this arrangement as it is in accordance with Section 60D (1)(b) of Malaysia’s Employment Act 1955.
Those in Kelantan and Terengganu, however, are not required to do so as:
Further, the Ministry noted that the entire discussion is not applicable to civil servants, as well as other groups of employees who are not covered under the First Schedule of the employment act (i.e those who earn RM2,000 and below).
Previously covered by Human Resources Online, Section 60D of the Employment Act notes:
If any of the ten gazetted public holidays falls on a rest day, the working day following immediately thereafter shall be a paid holiday in substitution therefor.
Provided that by agreement between the employer and an employee any other day or days may be substituted for one or more of the said remaining six gazetted public holidays.
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