Employment Act 1955 s 15

Sections 34–36, 45–56 and 95–96 were repealed by later amendments.

s 15 When contract is deemed to be broken by employer and employee

(1) An employer shall be deemed to have broken his contract of service with the employee if he fails to pay wages in accordance with Part III. (2) An employee shall be deemed to have broken his contract of service with the employer if he has been continuously absent from work for more than two consecutive working days without prior leave from his employer, unless he has a reasonable excuse for such absence and has informed or attempted to inform his employer of such excuse prior to or at the earliest opportunity during such absence.

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Text as at 1 August 2023 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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