Sexual Harassment Law Malaysia
Firstly sexual harassment is harmful to individuals and society. New sexual harassment bill edges closer to law in Malaysia. Case Update A Guide To How The Industrial Court Assesses Sexual Harassment Complaints Press Release 17 September 2021 Malaysia needs the Sexual Harassment Bill. . Having a specific law to address the issue of sexual harassment in the country. Secondly sexual harassment is prevalent in Malaysia. Currently our laws address sexual harassment in a piecemeal fashion. A second reading will take place this month. Employment Act 1955 defines sexual harassment at workplace as unwanted conduct of a sexual nature whether verbal non-verbal visual gestural or physical directed at a person which is offensive or humiliating or is a threat to his well-being arising out of and in the course of his employment. Under Malaysian law employers have a legal obligation to ensure a safe workplace and possess a duty to inquir...