s 25 Wages to be paid through financial institution
(1) The entire amount of wages earned by, or payable to, any employee in respect of any work done by him less any lawful deductions, shall be actually paid to him through payment into an account opened by a financial institution, being an account in the name of the employee or an account in the name of the employee jointly with one or more other persons as stipulated by the employee. (2) Every employee shall be entitled to recover in the courts so much of his wages, exclusive of sums lawfully deducted under Part IV, as shall not have been actually paid to him in accordance with subsection (1). (3) For the purposes of this Part, βfinancial institution includesβ (a) a licensed bank and an approved issuer of a designated payment instrument under the Financial Services Act 2013 [Act 758]; (b) a licensed Islamic bank and an approved issuer of a designated Islamic payment instrument under the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 [Act 759]; and (c) a prescribed institution under the Development Financial Institutions Act 2002 [Act 618]. (4) The Minister may, by order, specify any approved issuer of a designated payment instrument or any approved issuer of a designated Islamic payment instrument under paragraphs 3(a) and (b) to be a recognized approved issuer of a designated payment instrument or approved issuer of a designated Islamic payment instrument for the purpose of payment of wages under this Part.