Dismissed From a Job in Putrajaya
A statutory body or private contractor role in Putrajaya follows the same rule as anywhere else.
Putrajaya is Malaysia’s administrative capital. It is home to ministries, statutory bodies and a growing number of private contractors that serve them.
A dismissal from a statutory body, a government-linked company or a private contractor here follows the same Section 20 process.
Not every Putrajaya job sits in the same category
Statutory bodies and government-linked companies here often have their own internal disciplinary frameworks. Many staff still qualify as workmen under the Industrial Relations Act.
Private contractors and service providers working for ministries here are treated like any other private sector employer. It does not matter which department they serve.
Checking your appointment letter and contract terms early helps identify which process applies.
Putrajaya’s Putra Mosque and the Perdana Putra precinct sit at the centre of a workforce that is mostly office based. Long hours and shift patterns still vary between agencies.
Who the Section 20 route covers
Salary level does not put a Putrajaya worker outside this process.1 The route covers workmen regardless of how much they earn.
If your role sits within a government-linked company or contractor rather than the core civil service, the unfair dismissal route generally applies to you.
Cleaning, catering and security staff contracted to serve Putrajaya’s ministries are a large but often overlooked group. Their employer is the contractor, not the ministry itself.
Filing a Putrajaya case
Putrajaya has no Industrial Court branch of its own.2 A claim folds into the Industrial Court’s Kuala Lumpur division, the same branch covering the neighbouring federal territory.
Conciliation runs first through the JPPM office covering Putrajaya.
Keep your appointment letter and any internal memo about your dismissal, since these show which framework covers your role.
Speak with an employment lawyer once your appointment letter, contract and dismissal letter are together. Use the deadline calculator to check your filing date.
Whether you worked for a statutory body, a GLC or a private contractor in Putrajaya, tell us what happened and we can talk through your options.
Common questions
I work for a statutory body based in Putrajaya, not a private company. Does Section 20 still cover me?
Many statutory body and government-linked company staff are workmen under the Industrial Relations Act, though this can depend on your specific employer and contract terms. Check your appointment letter alongside your dismissal letter to see which applies.
My employer is a private contractor that serves a ministry based in Putrajaya. Does that change my rights?
No, a private contractor's staff are treated the same as any other private sector employee, regardless of which government body they serve. Working within the administrative capital does not change the underlying process.
Why does Putrajaya not have its own Industrial Court branch given it is the administrative capital?
Putrajaya's private sector and statutory body cases fold into the Kuala Lumpur division for hearings, the same branch that covers the neighbouring federal territory. Conciliation before that still runs through the JPPM office covering Putrajaya.
Sources
- The unfair dismissal route under Section 20 covers all workmen, including employees earning above RM4,000 a month, even though some Employment Act benefit provisions are limited by wage. MECA, Industrial Relations Act 1967 Guide
- The Industrial Court sits at its Kuala Lumpur headquarters with branches including Penang, Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. Malaysian Counsel
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Whether you worked for a statutory body, a GLC or a private contractor in Putrajaya, tell us what happened and we can talk through your options.