Managing hours of work and rest breaks: a Malaysian perspective

Ashari, Hapriza and Soehod, Khairiah and Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal (2017) Managing hours of work and rest breaks: a Malaysian perspective. Man in India, 97 (17). pp. 267-277. ISSN 0025-1569

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Abstract

This paper critically analyses the provisions of the law regulating hours of work and rest breaks in Malaysia. It explores and examines crucial legal issues on the subject and analyse judicial judgements on related disputed matters. The key statutory provision that prescribes the law is governed by section 60A of the Malaysian Employment Act 1955. The principal focus of this paper is on the legal rights and protection that the law provides pertaining to working time limits and rest breaks. The legal analysis includes the topic on the daily working time limit, weekly working time limit, daily work spread over a period of ten hours and the right to in-work rest breaks. In addition, the analysis will look into the statutory exemptions to the working time limit and also explain the legal definitions of hours of work and normal hours of work. Keywords: Hours of Work, Rest Breaks, Working Hours, Working Time, Employment Law.

Item Type:	Article (Review)
Additional Information:	417/60981
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hours of Work, Rest Breaks, Working Hours, Working Time, Employment Law.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management K Law > K Law (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws
Depositing User:	National P Nik Ahmad Kamal Nik Mahmod
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2018 15:27
Last Modified:	04 Jan 2018 15:27
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/60981

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