Working hours and overtime
As of January 2023, the standard working hours in Malaysia are eight hours per day and 45 hours per week.
In the event that an employee is asked to work beyond the regular working hours on a typical working day, they are entitled to receive overtime pay at a rate of 1.5 times their hourly wage rate.
Additional rates for overtime work are as follows:
- Rest day, but required to work normal working hours:
- If overtime work does not exceed half the normal work hours: 1/2 of the normal rate of pay.
- If overtime work is more than half but does not exceed the regular work hours: one full day’s wage at the normal rate of pay.
- Rest day, but required to work in excess of normal working hours:
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- Employees are entitled to receive two times the hourly wage for overtime work during their rest day.
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- Public holiday, but required to work normal working hours:
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- Employees should be paid two days’ wages for working on a public holiday.
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- Public holiday, but required to work in excess of the normal working hours:
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- Employees should receive three times the hourly wage for overtime work during a public holiday.
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