Malaysia Public Holiday 2019

Public Holidays in Malaysia for 2019

As an employee, having breaks from work is one of your rights regardless of the year of service. More often, everyone checks on their calendars to plan for a vacation, especially when it comes to public holiday 2019 in Malaysia. Notably, Malaysia has two types of public holidays –at the national and state levels. Therefore, every year, the Malaysian government announces the list of public holidays to be marked by different states and relating to local customs/festivals. Perhaps you’d probably check out the table below to see how to plan this year’s schedule. It could be your ticket to enjoying your vacation.

 

The Purpose of the Employer Knowing Employee Public Holiday

The essence of announcing the public holiday 2019 in Malaysia in advance is for business people and organisations alike to rearrange their operations and workforce accordingly. So, it’s essential as an employer to take note on the dates as you plan on your work schedule and your employee too. To avoid any inconveniences, get your dates right and negotiate with your employees in advance. Make sure that you notify your external customers such as the suppliers, and financier regarding your working schedule to avoid disruptions and mishaps.

 

Dates of the Malaysia Public Holiday 2019

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Tue	New Year’s Day	National except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
14 Jan	Mon	YDPB Negeri Sembilan’s Birthday	Negeri Sembilan
20 Jan	Sun	Sultan of Kedah’s Birthday	Kedah
21 Jan	Mon	Thaipusam	Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya & Selangor
1 Feb	Fri	Federal Territory Day	Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya
5 Feb	Tue	Chinese New Year	National
6 Feb	Wed	Chinese New Year Holiday	National
4 Mar	Mon	Installation of Sultan Terengganu	Terengganu
23 Mar	Sat	Sultan of Johor’s Birthday	Johor
3 Apr	Wed	Israk and Mikraj	Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis
15 Apr	Mon	Declaration of Melaka as a Historical City	Melaka
19 Apr	Fri	Good Friday	Sabah & Sarawak
26 Apr	Fri	Sultan of Terengganu’s Birthday	Terengganu
1 May	Wed	Labour Day	National
6 May	Mon	Awal Ramadan	Johor, Kedah & Melaka
7 May	Tue	Hari Hol Pahang	Pahang
19 May	Sun	Wesak Day	National
20 May	Mon	Wesak Day Holiday	National except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan & Terengganu
22 May	Wed	Nuzul Al-Quran	National except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak
30 May	Thu	Harvest Festival	Labuan & Sabah
31 May	Fri	Harvest Festival Holiday	Labuan & Sabah

 

Dates of the Malaysia Public Holiday 2019

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jun	Sat	Hari Gawai	Sarawak
2 Jun	Sun	Hari Gawai Holiday	Sarawak
3 Jun	Mon	Hari Gawai Holiday	Sarawak
5 Jun	Wed	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	National
6 Jun	Thu	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday	National
7 Jul	Sun	Georgetown World Heritage City Day	Penang
8 Jul	Mon	Georgetown World Heritage City Day Holiday	Penang
13 Jul	Sat	Penang Governor’s Birthday	Penang
17 Jul	Wed	Raja Perlis’ Birthday	Perlis
22 Jul	Mon	Sarawak Day	Sarawak
11 Aug	Sun	Hari Raya Haji	National
12 Aug	Mon	Hari Raya Haji Holiday	National
31 Aug	Sat	Merdeka Day	National
1 Sep	Sun	Awal Muharram	National
2 Sep	Mon	Merdeka Day Holiday	Kelantan & Terengganu
2 Sep	Mon	Awal Muharram Holiday	National except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan & Terengganu
9 Sep	Mon	Agong’s Birthday	National
16 Sep	Mon	Malaysia Day	National
5 Oct	Sat	Sabah Governor’s Birthday	Sabah
5 Oct	Sat	Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan Iskandar	Johor
11 Oct	Fri	Melaka Governor’s Birthday	Melaka
12 Oct	Sat	Sarawak Governor’s Birthday	Sarawak
24 Oct	Thu	Sultan of Pahang’s Birthday	Pahang
27 Oct	Sun	Deepavali	National except Sarawak
28 Oct	Mon	Deepavali Holiday	National except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Sarawak & Terengganu
1 Nov	Fri	Sultan of Perak’s Birthday	Perak
9 Nov	Sat	Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday	National
10 Nov	Sun	Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday	Kelantan & Terengganu
11 Nov	Mon	Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday	Kelantan
12 Nov	Tue	Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday Holiday	Kelantan
11 Dec	Wed	Sultan of Selangor’s Birthday	Selangor
25 Dec	Wed	Christmas Day	National

Click here for more information from http://www.kabinet.gov.my original release which Bahagian Kabinet, Perlembagaan Dan Perhubungan Antara Kerajaan has published.

 

The Employee’s Benefits of Working on a Public Holiday

In Malaysia, working on a public holiday comes with some employee benefits. Governed by the Holidays Act and Employment Act, an employee is eligible to a two day off during the Chinese New Year. It only applies to those companies that have declared those two days as paid public holidays earlier. Incidentally, only five of the eleven gazetted paid public holiday cannot be negotiated or swapped.

Apart from these five, employers are compelled to select six of the remaining public, paid holidays from the listing. If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday), the Employment Act entitles an employee to a double pay (hourly rates) or (triple pay if you happen to work overtime) or an alternative day as a replacement. If you work for five days in a week, you’ll not be eligible for any replacements or paid holiday wages should a public holiday fall on the weekend (Saturday).

 

Doing Business in Malaysia

If you’re an aspiring inventor or entrepreneur eyeing to set up a business in Malaysia, then you’re bound to benefit big time. As a regional hub in several sectors- mainly the financial services, information, and communication technology, Malaysia offers you a vast market of Southeast Asia to thrive on. With its competitive economy, a resident business encounters minimal startup costs, no limitations on repatriation of capital, dividends or profits. Similarly, Malaysian companies benefit from duty-free trade through a free port in Bayan Lepas, the port of Tanjung Pelepas and Pasir Gudang, among others.

Also, Malaysia is endowed with highly-skilled-youthful workforce and liberal government policy. In the event, you find the processes cumbersome, 3E Accounting, a renowned business solution service provider that offers you the best professional services. Besides, scheduling your annual organisation or business operations comes with lots of anticipation, especially during public holiday 2019 in Malaysia. But for employers, that is already highlighted within the Holiday Act on how to go about it. If you’re looking for a place of stability, reasonable living and an entire region to enjoy abundant business investment opportunities, Malaysia is the place to be in. Currently, you have an option of incorporating a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), which is more comfortable regarding formation, maintenance, and registration fees. Consequently, the fact that Malaysia is a member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) allows you to enjoy the benefit of free trade amongst the member states.