Employment Insurance System Act 2017 s 35
s 35 Early re-employment allowance
(1) If an insured person—
(a) accepts an offer of employment and reports duty for work within the waiting period;
(b) accepts an offer of employment within the waiting period but reports duty for work within the period of receiving a job search allowance; or
(c) accepts an offer of employment and reports duty for work within the period of receiving a job search allowance,
the insured person shall be entitled to an early re-employment allowance at the rate as specified in the Third Schedule in such manner as prescribed.
(2) If an insured person is entitled to an early re-employment allowance in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) or (c)—
(a) the insured person shall be paid the early re-employment allowance on the month following the month the insured person has reported duty for work with an employer; and
(b) the insured person shall be paid the job search allowance for the month in which the insured person reported duty for work.
(3) In the case where an insured person accepts an offer of employment and reports duty for work within the waiting period, he may elect whether to accept the early re-employment allowance or not.
(4) If an insured person elects not to accept the early reemployment allowance under subsection (3), the contributions qualifying conditions in respect of the insured person shall not be affected and the claim for benefits shall be deemed to have never been made by the insured person.
(5) No early re-employment allowance shall be paid by the Organization to an insured person after the period of receiving job search allowance expires.
Malay text (authoritative)
Elaun bekerja semula awal
(1) Jika orang berinsurans—
(a) menerima suatu tawaran pekerjaan dan melapor diri untuk bekerja dalam tempoh menunggu;
(b) menerima suatu tawaran pekerjaan dalam tempoh menunggu tetapi melapor diri untuk bekerja dalam tempoh menerima elaun mencari pekerjaan; atau
(c) menerima suatu tawaran pekerjaan dan melapor diri untuk bekerja dalam tempoh menerima elaun mencari pekerjaan,
orang berinsurans itu berhak mendapat elaun bekerja semula awal pada kadar sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Ketiga mengikut apa-apa cara sebagaimana yang ditetapkan.
(2) Jika orang berinsurans berhak mendapat elaun bekerja semula awal mengikut perenggan (1)(b) atau (c)—
(a) orang berinsurans itu hendaklah dibayar elaun bekerja semula awal pada bulan selepas bulan yang orang berinsurans itu telah melapor diri untuk bekerja dengan seorang majikan; dan
(b) orang berinsurans itu hendaklah dibayar elaun mencari pekerjaan bagi bulan yang orang berinsurans itu melapor diri untuk bekerja.
(3) Dalam hal jika orang berinsurans menerima suatu tawaran pekerjaan dan melapor diri untuk bekerja dalam tempoh menunggu, dia boleh memilih sama ada untuk menerima elaun bekerja semula awal atau tidak.
(4) Jika orang berinsurans memilih untuk tidak menerima elaun bekerja semula awal di bawah subseksyen (3), syarat kelayakan caruman berkenaan dengan orang berinsurans itu tidak akan terjejas dan tuntutan bagi faedah itu hendaklah disifatkan tidak pernah dibuat oleh orang berinsurans itu.
(5) Tiada elaun bekerja semula awal boleh dibayar oleh Pertubuhan kepada orang berinsurans selepas habis tempoh menerima elaun mencari pekerjaan.
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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).
