Employment Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Employment of Children and Young Persons
106. Minimum rates of salary may be prescribed
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If it is shown to the satisfaction of the Minister, upon the application of the Commissioner and after such inquiry as the Minister may think fit to direct, having regard to the nature of the work and the conditions of employment, that the salaries of children, young persons or both employed in any industry, for any particular work or in any area are insufficient, the Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan and by order published in the Gazette, prescribe minimum rates of salary to be paid to children, young persons or both in that industry, type of employment or area.
Any person who contravenes any such order is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both, and for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.
Terms defined in s 2
Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
salary
Defined · s 2“salary” means all remuneration including allowances payable to an employee in respect of work done under his contract of service, but does not include — (a) the value of any accommodation or the supply of any food, fuel, electricity, water or medical attendance, or of any amenity or service excluded by order of the Minister published in the Gazette; (b) any contribution paid by the employer on his own account to any pension fund or provident fund; (c) any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession; (d) any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him for special expenses incurred by him in the course of his employment; (e) any gratuity payable on discharge or retirement; and (f) any retrenchment benefit payable on retrenchment;
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