Sick Leave
00 pm (lunch
You will be entitled to paid sick leave as follows:
14 days/calendar year if you have been employed
for less than 2 years
18 days/calendar year if you have been employed
for t2 years and more but less than 5 years and,
22 days/calendar year if you have been employed
for five years and more.
Hospitalisation entitlement is 60 days inclusive of
sick leave entitlement per calendar year.
The costs of your medical examinations will be paid
by the company provided that all the claims are sup-
ported by receipts from a registered medical practi-
tioner.
Allowances Payable and Rates
You will be paid Petrol Allowance: RM200.00/month
Rates for Overtime Work
Normal working day
You will be paid at the rate of one and a half times
your hourly rate of pay for every extra hour worked.
Work on Rest Day
You will be paid as follows:
For work not exceeding half of your normal hours of
work, half days’ wages and for work exceeding half
but not exceeding your normal hours of work, one
day’s wages. For any work in excess of your normal
hours of work, you will be paid, for every excess
hour at the rate of two times of your hourly rate of
pay.
Work on Public Holidays
Irrespective that the period of work done on that day
is less than the normal hours of work, you will be
paid two days’ wages at the ordinary rate of pay in
addition to your monthly rate of pay. For any work in
excess of your normal hours of work you will be paid
at the rate of three times of your hourly rate of pay.
Monday to Saturday : 8.00 am to 5.
break from 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm)
Sunday : Rest day
Holiday Entitlement and Paid Annual Leave
Public Holidays
You will be entitled to 16 paid public holidays and 4
of which, namely, the National Day, the Birthday of
the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, the Birthday of the Yang
Di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak and the Workers’ day are CONTENT OF CONTRACT
compulsory.
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The remainder will be determined by the company
but regards will be had to the religion and customs of SAMPLE CONTRACT
the employees. You will also be entitled to paid holi-
day on any additional public holiday declared by the
State Government.
Annual leave
You will be entitled to paid annual leave as follows:
8 days for every 12 months of continuous service if
you have been employed less than 2 years
12 days for every 12 months of continuous service if
you have been employed for a period of 2 years or
more but less than 5 years
16 days for every 12 months of continuous service if
you have been employed for a period of 5 years or
more.
Age of Retirement
You will retire upon reaching the age of 60 years old.
Specific Condition
Your employment will be subject to rules and regula-
tions and other procedure as may be made known to
you from time to time by the company.
IBU PEJABAT,
If the above terms and conditions are agreeable to
JABATAN TENAGA KERJA SARAWAK,
you, please confirm your acceptance by signing and
returning to the company the duplicate copy of this KEMENTERIAN SUMBER MANUSIA
letter Tingkat 13, Bangunan Sultan Iskandar,
Yours faithfully, Jalan Simpang Tiga,
(Signature) 93532 Kuching.
Manager Tel: 082-242261
__________________________________________ Faks: 082-237051
I, the undersigned, having read and understood the
above terms and conditions hereby accept the offer.
Emel: jtknsarawak@mohr.gov.my
(Signature) Laman sesawang:http://jtkswk.mohr.gov.my
Name and signature of Employee

MEANING
“Contract of service” means any agreement, whether
oral or in writing and whether express or implied,
whereby one person agrees to employ another as an
employee and that other agrees to serve his
employer as an employee and includes an
apprenticeship contract.
A contract of service for a specified period of time
exceeding one month must be in writing and shall be
signed by both parties
PURPOSE
An employment contract establishes the respective
rights, responsibilities and duties of an employer and
an employee. You should check any employment
contract terms carefully before agreeing to them,
and, if in doubt, seek professional help.
CONTENT OF CONTRACT
Contract of services should include the particulars
as prescribed by Labour (Content of Contract)
(Sarawak) Rules 2008 as follows:
 Name and address of employer, nature of
business and place of employment
 Name of employee
 Identity card number, Passport/Immigration Pass
number and date of expiry (for non-resident
employee)
 Occupation and the job description
 Duration of employment (for non-resident
employee)
 Period of notice of termination or payment in lieu
of notice
 Rates of wages and the manner and frequency
of payment, the advances of wages and the
manner of repayment
 Conditions of repatriation
 Provision of other benefits provided for the
welfare of the employee and his dependants
 Allowances payable and rates
 Rates for overtime work
 Other benefits (including approved
amenity/service or any approved incentive
payment scheme)
 Normal hours of work per day
 Number of days of holiday entitlement and
annual leave
 Age of retirement
 Any specific condition
Every employer must furnish to all his employees
the written contract on or before the commencement
of their employment and any subsequent changes in
the terms and conditions
SAMPLE CONTRACT
(LETTER HEAD)
(DATE)
(NAME, IC NO. & ADRESS OF EMPLOYEE )
Letter of Appointment
Our company is involved in retail. We are pleased to
offer you employment as Account Clerk on the
following terms and conditions:
Place of Employment
Your place of work is at No. 1, Jalan Dreamlands,
93200 Kuching.
Scope of Work
Your duties are as specified in the job description
Duration of Employment
You will commence employment on 1/01/2011. You
will have to undergo a probationary period of 3
calendar months. At the end of this period your per-
formance will be reviewed by the company. The
company reserves the right to confirm or terminate
your employment or to extend your probationary pe-
riod for another three calendar months.
Notice of Termination or Payment in Lieu of No-
tice
During the probationary period, either party is re-
quired to serve seven days’ written notice, or pay
seven days wages in lieu of such notice. After confir-
mation, the termination notice period is one calendar
month, or payment equal to one calendar month’s
wages in lieu of such notice
Rate of Wages and the Manner and Frequency of
Payment
Your basic wages is RM1,000.00 per month. Your
wage period will be a calendar month and wages will
be paid not later than 7 days in the immediately suc-
ceeding month. Wages will be paid at the place of
employment.
Advance of Wages and the Manner of Repayment
Advance of wages will at the sole discretion of the
company and if granted will not exceed one month
wages. Recovery of advance will be by way of de-
duction from the wages and it shall not exceed fifty
percent of the monthly wages.
Conditions of Repatriation
You are entitled to be repatriated to your home town
at the company’s expense if your contract is termi-
nated for whatever reasons.
Benefits and Welfare:
(A) Maternity Leave
You will be entitled to 60 days of maternity leave for
each confinement.
(B) Maternity Allowance
You will be entitled to maternity allowance at a rate
of a day’s wages per day during your maternity leave
and subject to the following conditions:-
I) at the time of your confinement you have not more
than 4 surviving children;
II) you have been employed at least for 1 full day
during the period of 4 months immediately preceed-
ing your confinement; and
III) you have been employed for an aggregate of not
less than 90 days during the period of 9 months im-
mediately preceeding your confinement.