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Employment Insurance System Act 2017 s 30

Employment Insurance System Act 2017 s 30

s 30 Loss of employment

(1) Loss of employment occurs if the contract of service of an insured person is terminated or becomes void due to any reason other than the following: (a) the voluntary resignation by the insured person; (b) the expiry of the contract of service of the insured person; (c) termination of the contract of service by mutual consent of the employer and the insured person without terms and conditions; (d) completion of the work in accordance with the terms of the contract of service; (e) the retirement of the insured person; or (f) the termination of contract of service of the insured person due to misconduct. (2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(a), “voluntary resignation” means an act by an insured person to terminate his contract of service with an employer at any time during the period of the contract of service other than the following: (a) a resignation under a voluntary separation scheme by mutual consent of the employer and the insured person; (b) a resignation tantamount to a constructive dismissal or a resignation due to willful breach of the terms and conditions of the contract of service by the employer; (c) a resignation due to any threat to the insured person or family of the insured person, or sexual harassment towards the insured person; (d) a resignation due to a command by the employer to perform work outside the scope of work which endangers the health and safety of the insured person; or (e) a resignation due to the closure of the workplace or the workplace is not in operation because of natural disaster, riot, civil commotion, demonstration or other similar situation, or the workplace becomes unsafe due to fire, gas leak or other similar dangerous situation.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kehilangan pekerjaan

(1) Kehilangan pekerjaan berlaku jika kontrak perkhidmatan orang berinsurans ditamatkan atau menjadi tidak sah disebabkan oleh apa-apa sebab selain yang berikut: (a) peletakan jawatan secara sukarela oleh orang berinsurans itu; (b) habisnya tempoh kontrak perkhidmatan orang berinsurans itu; (c) penamatan kontrak perkhidmatan atas persetujuan bersama majikan dan orang berinsurans itu tanpa terma dan syarat; (d) penyiapan kerja mengikut terma kontrak perkhidmatan; (e) persaraan orang berinsurans itu; atau (f) penamatan kontrak perkhidmatan orang berinsurans itu disebabkan oleh salah laku. (2) Bagi maksud perenggan (1)(a), “peletakan jawatan secara sukarela” ertinya suatu tindakan oleh orang berinsurans untuk menamatkan kontrak perkhidmatannya dengan seorang majikan pada bila-bila masa dalam tempoh kontrak perkhidmatan selain yang berikut: (a) peletakan jawatan di bawah skim pemisahan sukarela dengan persetujuan bersama majikan dan orang berinsurans itu; (b) peletakan jawatan yang terjumlah kepada pembuangan kerja konstruktif atau suatu peletakan jawatan disebabkan oleh kemungkiran terma dan syarat kontrak perkhidmatan dengan sengaja oleh majikan; (c) peletakan jawatan disebabkan oleh apa-apa ugutan kepada orang berinsurans itu atau keluarga orang berinsurans itu, atau gangguan seksual terhadap orang berinsurans itu; (d) peletakan jawatan disebabkan oleh suatu perintah oleh majikan untuk melaksanakan kerja di luar skop kerja yang membahayakan kesihatan dan keselamatan orang berinsurans itu; atau (e) peletakan jawatan disebabkan oleh penutupan tempat kerja atau tempat kerja tidak beroperasi kerana bencana alam, rusuhan, kekacauan sivil, demonstrasi atau keadaan seumpamanya yang lain, atau tempat kerja menjadi tidak selamat disebabkan oleh kebakaran, kebocoran gas atau keadaan bahaya seumpamanya yang lain.

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Text as at 1 November 2021 (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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