Minimum age to work in Malaysia?
The Minimum Age of Employee
- In Sabah, an employer is prohibited from employing a child under 14 years to work in construction, manufacturing, transportation, mining sector or other places such as restaurants, coffee shops, bars, hotels or offices.
- In Sarawak, no young person under the age of 16 years shall be employed on underground work in any time.
- In Peninsular Malaysia, under the Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 1966 (Act 350), children under the age of 14 years are
- only allow to work between 7 AM until 8 PM
- not allow to work for 3 consecutive hours without a period of rest. Period of rest shall be at least 30 minutes
- not allow to work more than 6 hours a day. If attending school, total working and schooling hours shall not be more than 7 hours a day
- and can only be designated by the employer to carry out
- light activities in family business or other jobs authorized by the government
- children between the age of 14 and 16 years are
- only allow to work between 7 AM until 8 PM
- not allow to work for 4 consecutive hours without a period of rest. Period of rest shall be at least 30 minutes
- not allow to work for more than 7 hours. If attending school, total working and schooling hours shall not be more than 8 hours a day
- not allow to commence work with less than 12 rest hours a day
- and can only be designated by employer to
- carry out light activities which are reasonably believed to be in accordance to their abilities
- be a domestic servant or maid
- work in an appropriate industry
- engaged in any capacity in any vessel under the guardians of their parents.
- An employer who fails to comply with the above has committed an offence under the Act and the penalty upon conviction shall be a fine up to RM2,000 or jail term not exceeding 6 months or both.
