Many have asked me, “I have not received a salary slip. Is HR required to give it, or is it only by request?”
First, if you have to request your payslip every month, I have to say, that HR of yours is really questionable. 🫣
In Malaysia, employers are legally required to issue itemised payslips to their employees. This requirement is stipulated in Regulation 9 of the Employment Regulations 1957, which reads:
“9. Employer to furnish particulars under regulation 5 (c). Every employer shall furnish to every employee employed by him in a separate statement or card the particulars relating to details of wages and other allowances earned during each wage period as specified in paragraph (c) of regulation 5 on or before the date of payment of wages.”
And what is listed under Regulation 5(c) where pay is calculated monthly?
☑️ Rate of pay;
☑️ Total No. of days of normal hours of work during each wage period;
☑️ Total amount of wages for normal hours of work during each wage period;
☑️ Rate of per hour for overtime work;
☑️ Total No. of hours of overtime work done during each wage period;
☑️ Total amount of overtime wages during each wage period
However, that alone is not enough. Just like how a good restaurant bill shows you a full breakdown, a proper payslip should also clearly show other payments, deductions, and statutory contributions.
Payslip is the most basic thing in payroll. Even if a company doesn’t have a fancy payroll system that auto-generate payslips, seriously, just use Excel also can mah…
No excuses!
As servants of the workforce, employees deserve to know clearly what is being paid to them. If you ask me, it’s not even just a legal requirement – it’s basic manners.
Transparency is respect.
And it’s not expensive.
Excuses are.
Gitu.
xoxoxo, AuntyHR
