The Practical Guide to Sarawak Labour Ordinance with NEW Updates

HRD Corp Training Programme No: 10001515225

Why Attend?

Stay updated with the latest amendments and interpretations of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance. This course provides a comprehensive, practical, and hands-on approach to understanding employment laws, helping employers, HR professionals, and business owners navigate compliance with confidence.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

Business Owners & Employers
HR Managers & Executives
Legal & Compliance Officers
Project & Site Managers
Investment-Related Decision Makers
Payroll & Admin Personnel
Anyone handling employment matters

Key Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will:

Understand what to change in the letter of appointment and HR policies to avoid hidden issues arising from the new First Schedule of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance.
Understand how working hours and overtime payment is affected by new laws.
Know what to do on matters of new sections on sexual harassment, minimum housing, flexible working, presumption of employer and employee, and employment discrimination.
Learn to interpret and practical application of the law in payroll and HR management.
Gain insights into way to resolve common employer employee disputes at the labour office.
Develop strategies to ensure compliance and avoid legal pitfalls.

Course Objectives

Overview of Sarawak Labour Ordinance (Cap 76) and key differences from the Employment Act 1955.
Understanding new amendments and their impact on employment contracts, wages, and working conditions.
Understanding new payment laws, deductions, and wage period regulations.
Navigating working hours, overtime, and leave entitlements.
Insights on handling of complaints to labour office about punishments, wages and payment and the labour court and its decisions, and the labour office inspection.
Compliance with new maternity, pregnancy, paternity, and anti-discrimination laws.
Legal requirements for termination, lay-offs, and retirement benefits.
Part time employees and casual employees.
Managing non-resident workers, apprentices, and young employees.

Chan Wang Tak (Trainer & Consultant | Human Resource Management)

Chan Wang Tak is a highly experienced course facilitator and HR Consultant with more than 40 years’ experience in Human Resource Management and consultancy. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from the University of Lincolnshire, UK.

He is well-versed with the operating environment of both manufacturing and retailing. He had 10 years of experience as the first HR Manager of Carter Semiconductor (M) Sdn Bhd (now Carsem Semiconductor) in Ipoh, as well as 11 years as the Group HR Manager of Georgetown Bhd., a major retailing group of companies.

He started his own HR consultancy business in 1994 and in that time he has served MNCs, local conglomerates, GLCs and SMEs in manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors as consultant for salary and benefits, setting up the HR and Training Depts, coaching HR professionals as well as course facilitator.

He has served as a Panel Member of the Industrial Court of Malaysia, and is recognized as a Pakar Industri Negara (PIND) by Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran of the Human Resource Ministry and a Certified HRDF Trainer. He is presently an elected councillor of the Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management. In the area of training, he conducts programs in all areas of HR Management, employment laws and disciplinary management, management skills up to management level, supervisory skills, personal development and attitude change, retailing and customer service skills. Wang Tak also conducts training in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and occasionally in Chinese languages.

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