Overview
In today’s evolving regulatory landscape, HR professionals and people managers play a vital role in ensuring organizational compliance and minimizing workplace risks.
This foundational awareness session provides a practical overview of Malaysia’s HR compliance landscape, covering employment law, corporate governance, data protection, workplace safety and sustainability (ESG) reporting.
Through an integrated case study, participants will gain a clearer understanding of key regulatory requirements, identify potential compliance risks and recognize when issues require further escalation. The session aims to strengthen compliance awareness and support informed decision-making, while providing a foundation for more advanced HR compliance training.
Participants will gain an understanding of the key compliance obligations affecting day-to-day HR operations, learn to identify applicable regulations and situations requiring escalation, and recognise compliance gaps within their organisations while identifying practical opportunities for immediate improvement.
Course Outlines
- Describe how HR compliance connects to overall corporate governance.
- State the core rules of the Employment Act 1955 and Industrial Relations Act 1967 that every people manager must know.
- Recognise, in outline, HR’s obligations under MCCG, Section 17A, the Whistleblower Protection Act, PDPA, OSHA and sustainability reporting.
- Identify, from a single integrated scenario, when a situation needs to be escalated and to whom.
Who Should Enroll
- HR Practitioners & HR Professionals seeking foundational HR compliance knowledge.
- HR Managers, Executives & People Managers responsible for workplace compliance.
- Department Heads, Supervisors & Team Leaders looking to strengthen compliance awareness.
- Organisations introducing HR compliance training to their employees for the first time.