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MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & EMPLOYMENT
LAW Author: Maimunah Aminuddin
Chapter OneAn Overview
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Preview
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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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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The focus of industrial relations
IndustrialRelations
Relationship between
employers &trade unions
Laws relating toemployment
Disciplinary procedures &termination ofemployment
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Who needs to study industrial relations? Workers
Trade union leaders
Managers
Lawyers
Human resource management
specialists
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Tripartite industrial relations systems: 3 parties, all inter-related
Employees & their
trade unions
TheGovernment
Employers
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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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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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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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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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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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Other key agencies The Employees Social Security
Organisation
The Employees Provident Fund
The Industrial Court
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Review 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