Paid leave (Annual leave, Medical leave, Maternity leave, Paternity leave)

Annual Leave:

Employees are entitled to paid annual leave as follows:

Length of service	Annual Leave Entitlement
< 2 years	8 days
2 ~ 5 years	12 days
> 5 years	16 days

If an employee has not completed 12 months of continuous service with the same employer in the year of contract termination, their entitlement to paid annual leave will be in direct proportion to the number of completed months of service.

Medical Leave:

Employees are entitled to sick leave as follows (no hospitalization required):

Length of service	Medical Leave Entitlement
< 2 years	14 days
2 ~ 5 years	18 days
> 5 years	22 days

In case of hospitalization, employees are entitled to 60 days of sick leave in total per calendar year.

Maternity Leave:

Female employees are entitled to a paid maternity leave of not less than 98 consecutive days.

Paternity Leave:

Male employees are entitled to a paid paternity leave of not less than 7 consecutive days.

Minimum Retirement Age:

The minimum retirement age in Malaysia is 60.

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