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PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Labor Relations Act of 1967 (Law 177), which was amended in December last year, will enter into force on January 1, 2021 to improve the protection of workers’ rights in the country, it says Datuk Seri M. Saravanan (Photo).
The Human Resources Minister said that the key areas of the amendments include the abrogation of the minister’s power to refer representations on dismissal cases to the Labor Court, which will instead be granted to the Director General of Labor Relations, as well as the repeal from the discretionary power of cases to the Labor Court without further filtering.
Other amendments where the employer or employee may be represented by anyone of their choice, except attorneys, during the conciliation process in the Department of Labor Relations and the application of the representation provision on reinstatement (Section 20) may be extended to law enforcement employees. bodies by order of the Minister of Human Resources, after consultation with the statutory body.
“As of January 1, 2021, in addition to the procedures related to promotions, unions will also be able to negotiate general issues related to exchange, hiring, termination of services due to surplus labor, dismissal and reinstatement, as well as distribution of homework.
“The prison sentence for illegal pickets and strikes has been abolished in accordance with international labor standards,” he said on Monday (December 28).
Saravanan said that through this amendment, the Labor Court can continue with the proceedings despite the death of the employee who made the representation and order the payment of back wages or compensation instead of reinstatement or both to the next of kin. close to the deceased employee. .
Furthermore, the Labor Court may reduce the award without being subject to the restrictions established in the Second Annex if the dismissal is due to a violation of the right to freedom of association; the Labor Court will charge interest of up to eight percent per year or at a lower rate.
“Parties that are not satisfied with the Labor Court award may file an appeal directly to the Superior Court within 14 days of receiving the award,” he said.
More information on the amended law will be uploaded to the websites of the Ministry of Human Resources and the Department of Industrial Relations soon. – Bernama
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