Chapter One An Overview MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & EMPLOYMENT LAW Author: Maimunah Aminuddin Chapter One An Overview Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 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 Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

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 Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

The focus of industrial relations Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

Who needs to study industrial relations? Workers Trade union leaders Managers Lawyers Human resource management specialists Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

Tripartite industrial relations systems: 3 parties, all inter-related Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

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) Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

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. Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 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 Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

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 Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

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 Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law Other key agencies The Employees Social Security Organisation The Employees Provident Fund The Industrial Court Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law

Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law 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 Malaysian Industrial Relations & Employment Law