It aims to ensure the rights of 1.46 million workers in the state are protected.
: The Labour Ordinance of Sarawak Bill 2024, passed in the Dewan Rakyat today, aims to ensure the rights of 1.46 million workers in the state are protected.
“This is the final piece of labour legislation we intend to complete this year,“ he told a press conference at the Parliament building. The Bill seeks to improve maternity benefit by increasing the entitlement to maternity leave from 60 days to 98 days. The scope of the Ordinance has been expanded to cover all workers regardless of income or job type, the separation of sick leave and hospitalisation leave, and six mandatory public holidays, namely National Day, Labour Day, King’s Birthday, Yang Dipertua Negeri’s birthday, Malaysia Day, and Sarawak Independence Day.
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