OTHERS COUNTRIES AND

MALAYSIA COMPANIES
MANDATORY BENEFITS
PRESENTED BY
TAN SWEE LIN
AZUEN SYAFIQAH BINTI ISMAIL
AIN SHARIDA BINTI A’SRI
WAN NURUL ATIKAH BINTI WAN JAAFAR
MUHAMMAD SYAHIRAN BIN ROSLAN
 INTRODUCTION
Mandatory benefits are the government of the country (state or federal
law) legally requires or mandates that the employees must receive
from their employers as a matter of law.
A company should offer a benefits package that meets employee
needs, employment act and maintain its competitive advantages.
An effective compensation and employee benefit plan rewards and
recognizes the best company employees.
Successful employee benefits strategies raise productivity, increase
employee retention, and have a positive impact on the bottom line.
The mandatory benefits are different from one country to another
countries.
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 TYPES OF MANDATORY BENEFITS
WORKING HOUR
Working hour is the period of time that a person spends at paid labor.
SICK LEAVE
Sick leave (or paid sick days or sick pay) is time off from work that workers can use to stay home to address
their health and safety needs without losing pay.
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Every employee shall be entitled to a paid holiday at his ordinary rate of pay.
ANNUAL LEAVE
Annual leave is paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for whatever the
employee wishes
REST DAY
Every employee shall be allowed in each week a rest day of one whole day as may.
MATERNITY LEAVE
Maternity leave is time off work while you are having a baby.
HEALTH INSURANCE
Health insurance is an insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical
expenses, spreading the risk over numerous persons.
 SINGAPORE
TYPES OF MANDATORY BENEFITS STATUTORY REQUIREMENT

Working Hour An employee is entitled to work not more than 8

hours daily, or 44 hours weekly. The Employment Act
also deems that employees cannot work for more
than 6 hours without a break.

Sick leave If the employee has worked for at least 3 months but
less than 4 months for the company: The employee is
entitled to 5 days of sick leave per year, and 15 days of
hospitalization leave (inclusive of the 5 days).

Public holiday Employees are also entitled to 11 paid public holidays

The 11 gazetted public holidays are: New Year’s Day,
Chinese New Year – first day, Chinese New Year –
second day, Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, Good
Friday, Labour Day, Vesak Day, National Day, Deepavali
as well as Christmas Day.
 TYPES OF MANDATORY BENEFITS STATUTORY REQUIREMENT

Annual leave To qualify for annual leave, the employee must have
served at least 3 months with the employer. The given
an annual leave is around 14 days per year.

Rest day Employees are entitled to 1 rest day (deemed as a

non-working day from midnight to midnight) per
week, and is not considered a paid day. The longest
possible interval between 2 rest days is 12 days.

Maternity leave Female employees that have been employed for more
than 3 months may be eligible for paid maternity leave
benefits. Eligible female employees are entitled to a
total of 16 weeks leave. Employers are prohibited
from dismissing any employees on maternity leave.

Health insurance Working professionals who are Singapore Citizens or

Permanent Residents are automatically provided with
a low-cost medical insurance called Medishield – a
basic tier of insurance protection for all Singaporeans.
 THAILAND
TYPES OF MANDATORY BENEFITS STATUTORY REQUIREMENT

Working hour The working hours each day must not exceed eight
hours. If the working time of any day is less than eight
hours, the employer and the employee can agree to
add the working time on another working day, but it
must not exceed nine hours per day, and the total
working hours must not exceed 48 hours per week.

Sick leave Employees are entitled to sick leave as long as they

are actually sick (Labour Protection Act). In the case of
sick leave for three days or more, employers may
require a medical certificate from employees.

Public holiday Employees are entitled to paid public holidays,

including National Labour Day, of not less than 13 days
per year, and the employers must announce those
public holidays in advance to employees.
 TYPES OF MANDATORY BENEFITS STATUTORY REQUIREMENT

Annual leave Employees who have worked for an uninterrupted

period of one year are entitled to annual holidays of
not less than six working days per year.

Rest day The employer must allow an employee to have at least

one day per week as rest day.

Maternity leave A pregnant employee is entitled to maternity leave of

not more than 90 days, including holidays during that
period. During the maternity leave, the employee will
receive her wages at the rate of the normal working
day for the entire duration of leave taken, but not
exceeding 45 days.

Health insurance Employees also receive benefits from the Social

Securities Fund and Workmen's Compensation Fund.