December 2, 2016
The Payment of Wages Law 2016 (the “Law”) came into force earlier this year, repealing the old Payment of Wages Act 1936 (the “Old Act”). The Law sets out (amongst other things):The obligations on employers regarding the payment of employees’ wagesThe methods and time frames for paymentThe permissibility of deducting wagesThe duties and responsibilities of the Director General and investigating officers of the Factories and General Labor Laws Inspection Department (the “Department”) under the Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population.