KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- Social Protection Contributors Advisory Association Malaysia's (SPCAAM) international labour adviser Callistus Antony D'Angelus said that the Employment Act 1955 is a legislation of its time and did not take flexible work arrangements into consideration when it was drafted.

The workers' rights group said that unless the Act is amended, it is still the prerogative of the employer in Malaysia, almost entirely, to approve or conversely disapprove such applications.

"Flexible work arrangements, including working from home, is clearly not something which can be very easily legislated as the nature of some businesses would simply not allow for it. "Having said that, the provisions in law for accommodations due to cir...