Public Holiday Act Malaysia
This holiday is a national holiday and observed throughout malaysia by the public sector and the private sector.
Public holiday act malaysia. 31 december 1951 short title and application 1. Act 369 holidays act 1951 sarawak holidays ordinance state of sabah holidays ordinance. 1 this act may be cited as the holidays act 1951.
If a public holiday falls on your rest day the following working day will be a paid public holiday. In this act unless the context otherwise requires. If you work on a public holiday by default your employer should pay you an additional day s pay.
2 this act shall apply to the states of peninsular malaysia only. 31 december 1951 short title and application 1. This is in addition to the anzac day public holiday on saturday 25 april 2020.
Do note that the employment act only applies to peninsular malaysia or west malaysia. 1 this act may be cited as the holidays act 1951. As a result there is an additional public holiday on monday 28 december 2020.
If you work on a public holiday. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state s calendar.
In this act unless the context otherwise requires. Monday 27 april 2020 was declared a public holiday in the australian capital territory. Chinese new year wesak day hari raya aidilfitri 2 days.
The 10 public holidays listed in the schedule is observed throughout malaysia as follows. Merdeka day 31 august hari raya haji agong s birthday malaysia day 16 september deepavali prophet muhammad s birthday. The allocation and dates of public holidays in malaysia are governed by various state and federal laws.
1 this act may be cited as the holidays act 1951. The sultan of kedah s birthday public holiday has been amended. If you are not covered by the employment act it will be according to the terms of your employment contract.
The private sector is governed by the employment act 1955. Laws of malaysia act 369 holidays act 1951 an act to provide for public and bank holidays. Laws of malaysia act 369 holidays act 1951 an act to provide for public and bank holidays 31st december 1951 short title and application 1.
1b where any of the said ten gazetted public holidays or any other day substituted therefor as provided in subsection 1 or 1a falls within the period during which an employee is on sick leave or annual leave to which the employee is entitled under this act or falls during the period of temporary disablement under the workmen s compensation act 1952 or under the employees social. 2 this act shall apply to the states of peninsular malaysia only. Public holiday are listed in the first schedule of the holidays act.
Holidays 5 laws of malaysia act 369 holidays act 1951 an act to provide for public and bank holidays.
