The Employment Act does not apply to all employees. It only applies to these categories of employees:
• All employees whose monthly salary is below RM 2,000
• All employees who are employed to perform manual labor, whether or not their salary is below RM 2,000 or not
• All employees whose work involved the maintenance and operation of mechanically propelled vehicles
• All employees who oversee or supervise other employees performing manual labor
• All employees working in any capacity on a vessel