Workmen S Compensation Act 1952 Malaysia
The workmen s compensation act 1952 will be abolished so that local and foreign workers in the country can get equal protection said human resources minister m kulasegaran.
Workmen s compensation act 1952 malaysia. In malaysia the workmen s compensation act 1952 and common law states the liabilities an employer has for their employees. A 157 1981 short title 1. This act features the compensation payment to an injured employee or workmen in situation of employees contracting fatal accident injury or contracting an occupational disease while performing the duty or work.
The employer has to purchase a workmen s compensation insurance for workmen s compensation claims by injured employees or workers. Compensation in accordance of workmen s compensation act 1952. Sabah and sarawak 1 june 1981 p u.
Workmen s compensation is a compensation for injury to a foreign employee or worker arising out of and in the course of employment that is paid to the worker or dependants as per the workmen s compensation act 1952. Workmen s compensation act 1952 act 273 regulations and order 1994 international law book services kuala lumpur malaysia 103 p. Act 273 w o r k m e n õs c o m p e n s a t io n a c t 1952 incorporating all amendments up to 1 january 2006 published by the commissioner of law revision malaysia under the authority of the revision of laws act 1968 in collaboration with percetakan nasional malaysia bhd 2006.
Most insurance companies provide compensation plans to cover for this. Today this covers mostly foreign workers. Malaysian citizens and permanent residents currently paying for socso are covered for work related injuries.
Malaysian workers are no longer covered under the workmen s compensation act 1952 with effective from 1st july 1992. Secsoc legislation on line in english ministry of human resources malaysia pdf of act as amended to 1 january 2006 doc normes consulted on 2011 07 12. Under section 26 2 of the amended act it is mandatory for every employer to insure all the foreign workers employed by him under an approved insurance scheme in respect of any liability he may incur under the workmen s compensation act 1952.
The workmen s compensation act 1952 was amended in august 1996. Peninsular malaysia 1 april 1953 l n. 6 laws of malaysia act 273 7workmen s compensation laws of malaysia act 273 workmen s compensation act 1952 an act to provide for the payment of compensation to workmen for injury suffered in the course of their employment.
The workmen s compensation act 1952 will be abolished so that local and foreign workers in the country can get equal protection said human resources minister m kulasegaran. Only foreign workers are covered under this act in respect of compensation for employment injury as well as non employment injury vide workmen s compensation foreign worker s scheme insurance order 1993.