Contoh Jawapan
Rest day
59. (1) Every
employee shall be allowed in each week a rest day of one whole day as
may be determined from time to time by the employer, and where an employee is
allowed more than one rest day in a week the last of such rest days shall be
the rest day for the purposes of this Part:
Tafsiran “pekerja/ employee”
( √ ) Jadual Pertama
( X ) Seksyen 69B
( X ) Seksyen 44A
A. Seksyen 19 berkaitan pembayaran gaji
Time of
payment of wages
19. (1)
Subject to subsection (2), every employer shall pay to each of his employees
not later than the seventh day after the last day of any wage period the wages,
less lawful deductions earned by such employee during such wage period.
Tafsiran “pekerja/ employee”
( )
Jadual Pertama
( )
Seksyen 69B
( )
Seksyen 44A
B.
Perlindungan Bersalin
PART IX
MATERNITY
PROTECTION
Length of
eligible period and entitlement to maternity allowance
37. (1) (a)
Every female employee shall be entitled—
(i) to
maternity leave for an eligible period in respect of each confinement; and
(ii) subject
to this Part, to receive from her employer a maternity allowance to be
calculated or prescribed as provided in subsection (2) in respect of the
eligible period.
Tafsiran “pekerja/ employee”
( )
Jadual Pertama
( )
Seksyen 69B
( )
Seksyen 44A
C. Seksyen 60E Cuti Tahunan
Annual
leave
60E. (1) An employee
shall be entitled to paid annual leave of—
(a) eight
days for every twelve months of continuous service with the same employer if he
has been employed by that employer for a period of less than two years;
Tafsiran “pekerja/ employee”
( )
Jadual Pertama
( )
Seksyen 69B
( )
Seksyen 44A
D. Kuasa siasatan
PART XV
COMPLAINTS AND INQUIRIES
Director
General’s power to inquire into complaints
69. (1) The
Director General may inquire into and decide any dispute between an employee
and his employer in respect of wages or any other payments in cash due to such
employee under—
(a) any term
of the contract of service between such employee and his employer;
(b) any of
the provisions of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder; or
(c) the
provisions of the Wages Councils Act 1947 [Act 195] or any order made
thereunder,
and, in
pursuance of such decision, may make an order in the prescribed form for the
payment by the employer of such sum of money as he deems just without
limitation of the amount thereof.
Tafsiran “pekerja/ employee”
( )
Jadual Pertama
( )
Seksyen 69B
( )
Seksyen 44A
D. Kuasa siasatan (Seksyen 69B)
Additional
powers of Director General to inquire into complaints
69B. (1) Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Act, the powers of the Director General under paragraph
69(1)(a) shall extend to employees whose wages per month exceed two
thousand ringgit but does not exceed five thousand ringgit.
Tafsiran “pekerja/ employee”
( )
Jadual Pertama
( )
Seksyen 69B
( ) Seksyen 44A
Persoalan :
Bolehkan pekerja wanita bergaji RM 2,500.00 menuntut elaun bersalin di bawah
Seksyen 69 Akta Kerja 1955?
1.
Pindaan Akta Kerja 1955
(2012), telah memperkenalkan seksyen 44A, yang memanjangkan pemakaian
perlindungan bersalin kepada semua 'pekerja' wanita;
...“Application
of this Part irrespective of wages of female employee
44A. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of the First
Schedule, this Part extends to every female employee who is employed under a
contract of service irrespective of her wages.” ...
2.
Seksyen 2
Akta Kerja 1955 menafsirkan;
...“employee” means any person or class of
persons—
(a) included in any category in the First Schedule to the extent
specified therein; or...
3.
Para 1
Jadual Pertama Akta Kerja 1955
...FIRST SCHEDULE
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[Subsection 2(1)]
Employee
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1. Any person, irrespective of his occupation,
who has entered into a contract of service with an employer under which such
person’s wages do not exceed two thousand ringgit a month...
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4.
“pekerja”
di bawah seksyen 69 Akta Kerja 1955;
PART XV
COMPLAINTS AND INQUIRIES
Director General’s power to inquire into
complaints
69. (1) The Director General may inquire into
and decide any dispute between an employee and his employer in respect
of wages or any other payments in cash due to such employee under—
(a) any term of the contract of service between such employee and his
employer;
(b) any of the provisions of this Act or any subsidiary legislation
made thereunder; or
(c) the provisions of the Wages Councils Act 1947 [Act 195] or
any order made thereunder,
and, in pursuance of such decision, may make an
order in the prescribed form for the payment by the employer of such sum of
money as he deems just without limitation of the amount thereof.
Pandangan 1
1.
Memandangkan
seksyen 44A telah menghapuskan shilling gaji dua ribu ringgit pada para 1
Jadual Pertama, mana-mana 'pekerja' wanita berhak membuat tuntutan di bawah
seksyen 69 Akta Kerja 1955 dan Ketua Pengarah perlu menyiasat tuntutan berkaitan
dan membuat keputusan.
2.
Seksyen
44A dibaca bersama-sama seksyen 69 kerana kelayakan yang diberi melalui seksyen
44A adalah tidak logik tidak disertakan kuasa Ketua Pengarah untuk menyiasat
dan membuat keputusan untuk seksyen 69 berkaitan isu berbangkit di bawah
seksyen 44A.
3.
Semasa
membaca 44A, berkaitan perlindungan bersalin, tafsiran 'employee' di bawah para
1 Jadual Pertama telah dibuka dan melayakkan mana-mana 'pekerja' wanita
menuntut perlindungan bersalin di bawah seksyen 69 Akta Kerja 1955.
Pandangan 2
Secara asas peruntukan Akta Kerja 1955,
melindungi segolongan pekerja sahaja dan para 1 Jadual Pertama telah menetapkan
shilling dua ribu ringgit. Melainkan dinyatakan dengan jelas seperti seksyen
44A maka semua rujukan/ tafsiran 'pekerja' akan merujuk kepada Jadual Pertama
dan ini termasuk seksyen 69 Akta Kerja 1955.
1.
Sebelum
pindaan seksyen 69B, tafsiran pekerja untuk setiap peruntukan hanya merujuk
kepada pekerja di bawah Jadual Pertama dan seksyen 69 Akta Kerja 1955 tidak
terkecuali yang membolehkan 'pekerja' di bawah Jadual Pertama sahaja
memfailkan tuntutan di bawah seksyen 69 Akta Kerja 1955.
2.
Selepas
pindaan memasukkan seksyen 69B tafsiran pekerja untuk seksyen 69B merujuk
kepada pekerja bergaji melebihi satu ribu lima ratus ringgit hingga lima ribu
ringgit dan tuntutan mereka difailkan dibawah seksyen 68B dan bukan
seksyen 69. Lain-lain seksyen/ peruntukan masih mengekalkan tafsiran
'pekerja' seperti seksyen 2/ Jadual Pertama termasuk untuk seksyen 69 dan
hanya 'pekerja' di bawah Jadual Pertama sahaja boleh membuat tuntutan di bawah
seksyen 69 Akta Kerja 1955.
3. Selepas pindaan 2012, wujud satu lagi tafsiran
'pekerja' iaitu untuk seksyen 44A berkaitan perlindungan bersalin dan 81G
berkaitan gangguan seksual iaitu menghapuskan shilling gaji para 1 Jadual
Pertama. Seksyen 69B dipinda untuk menafsirkan 'pekerja' dibawah
seksyen itu ialah 'pekerja' bergaji dua ribu hingga lima ribu ringgit dan para
1 Jadual Pertama dipinda kepada dua ribu ringgit. Walaupun pindaan ini
seolah-olah menyebabkan mana-mana 'pekerja' di bawah seksyen 44A dan 81G
dilindungi Akta Kerja 1955 dan Ketua Pengarah Tenaga Kerja boleh mendengar dan
memutuskan pertikaian berkaitan peruntukan berkaitan, kedudukan seksyen
69 Akta Kerja kekal dan hanya “pekerja” di bawah Jadual Pertama sahaja boleh
menuntut di bawah seksyen 69 Akta Kerja 1955.
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