1. Chapter One An Overview
MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & EMPLOYMENT LAW Author: Maimunah Aminuddin
Chapter One
An Overview
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2. Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law
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Defining industrial relations
The focus of industrial relations
Tripartite systems and the key players
Employment legislation
Role of the Ministry of Human Resources and other key agencies
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3. What is industrial relations?
Industrial relations is the relationship
between an employer and his employees,
especially where the employees are members
of a trade union.
Industrial relations is also known as:
Employment relations
Labour relations
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4. The focus of industrial relations
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5. Who needs to study industrial relations?
Workers
Trade union leaders
Managers
Lawyers
Human resource management specialists
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6. Tripartite industrial relations systems: 3 parties, all inter-related
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7. Key players in Malaysian industrial relations
National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC)
Ministry of Human Resources
Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC)
Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF)
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
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8. The International Labour Organisation
The ILO is an agency of the United Nations.
It has no powers to enforce any directives or rules.
It formulates key labour standards which members, including Malaysia, are expected to implement.
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9. Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law
Employment laws
Laws providing basic benefits and rights for employees and employers
Laws establishing a framework for the industrial relations system
Social security laws
Safety laws
Laws restricting employment of non-Malaysians
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10. Role of the government in IR
To protect welfare of workers
To promote good employer-employee relationships through a peaceful IR system
To assist the unemployed find employment
To conduct national level human resource planning
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11. Ministry of Human Resources
Departments which play a key role in IR:
Department of Labour
Department of Industrial Relations
Department of Trade Union Affairs
Department of Occupational Safety and Health
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12. Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law
Other key agencies
The Employees Social Security Organisation
The Employees Provident Fund
The Industrial Court
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13. Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law
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Defining industrial relations
The focus of industrial relations
Tripartite systems and the key players
Employment legislation
Role of the Ministry of Human Resources and other key agencies
Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law