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Lifestyle
Annual Leave in Malaysia 2026: 8, 12 or 16 Days, the 12-Month Window to Use Them, and When Unused Leave Becomes Cash
The Employment Act gives every employee 8, 12 or 16 days of paid annual leave depending on years of service, on top of rest days and public holidays. Leave not taken within 12 months after each service year lapses, cash in lieu needs your written agreement, and unused days are paid out when the job ends. Here is what section 60E actually says.
19 Oct 20268 min read
Lifestyle
Resigning or Retrenched in Malaysia 2026: Your Notice Period, Final Pay, Unused Leave, and the RM4,000 Line on Termination Benefits
What the Employment Act 1955 actually says when a job ends: 4, 6 or 8 weeks' notice when your contract is silent, final pay due on your last day, every unused annual leave day paid out unless you were sacked for misconduct, and termination benefits of 10 to 20 days' wages a year that stop at RM4,000 a month. Plus who can claim EIS, and the 60-day deadlines nobody warns you about.
24 Sept 20268 min read