98 days maternity leave, 45 hours per week from January onwards, says minister

Speaking at a press conference here today, he said that although there were calls from industries to extend the postponement period, there was also a need to enforce amendments to the act.

"I think we should go on with this matter because this law was already passed in Parliament and most of the amendments are based on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention,” said Sivakumar.

On Aug 26, then Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan announced the postponement of the enforcement of amendments to the Employment Act 1955 to Jan 1, 2023, from its earlier scheduled date of Sept 1.

Apart from reducing working hours from 48 to 45 hours per week, the amended law will also increase maternity leave from 60 days to 98 days and paternity leave from three days to seven days. - Bernama

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