Dismissed From a Job in Putrajaya
If you were dismissed from a Putrajaya agency or contractor, your appointment letter shows which route applies.
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.
Most Putrajaya work is office based, but hours and shift patterns 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 goes to the Industrial Court, and the Industrial Relations Department (JPPM) confirms the hearing branch.
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.
Use the deadline calculator to check your filing date.
If you want an employment lawyer to act, request lawyer contact first; only after an identified independent lawyer has contacted you and specifically requested the material, send your appointment letter, contract and dismissal letter with your dates. An independent lawyer may review the facts and replies about whether and how they can act.
If you worked for a statutory body, a GLC or a contractor in Putrajaya and want a lawyer to act on your dismissal, send your dates and what happened. An independent employment lawyer may review the facts and replies about whether and how they can act.
For people seeking legal representation. For general information, please use our guides and tools.
First contact: general facts only, such as date, location, employment status and a short summary. Keep documents private until an identified independent lawyer contacts you and specifically requests them.
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 is not one of the Industrial Court's six locations, so the Industrial Relations Department (JPPM) confirms the hearing branch for a private sector or statutory body case. 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. Mahkamah Perusahaan Malaysia, contact
Keep reading
If you worked for a statutory body, a GLC or a contractor in Putrajaya and want a lawyer to act on your dismissal, send your dates and what happened. An independent employment lawyer may review the facts and replies about whether and how they can act.
For people seeking legal representation. For general information, please use our guides and tools.
First contact: general facts only, such as date, location, employment status and a short summary. Keep documents private until an identified independent lawyer contacts you and specifically requests them.