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MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & EMPLOYMENT LAW Author: Maimunah Aminuddin. Chapter One An Overview. Preview. Defining industrial relations The focus of industrial relations Tripartite systems and the key players Employment legislation
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MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & EMPLOYMENT LAWAuthor: Maimunah Aminuddin Chapter One An Overview 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 hisemployees, especially where theemployees are members of a tradeunion. 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
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
Other key agencies • The Employees Social Security Organisation • The Employees Provident Fund • The Industrial Court 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