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National Employment Returns (NER) 2018
Figure 1.36 Distribution of Malaysian Full-Time Employees within MASCO 1-Digit Level, by
Gender
Figure 1.37 MASCO 2-Digit Job Categories with Higher Presence of Female Employees
Working hour
Figure 1.38 shows the average weekly working hours for full-time employees by sector. The maximum
normal working hours for a full-time employee is currently set at a maximum of 48 hours a week.
Overall, Malaysian full-time employees worked 45 hours per week on average. However, employees
from Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing, Mining & Quarrying, Manufacturing, Construction,
Accommodation & Food Service sectors, etc. on average exceeded the amount of standard working
hours.
Malaysian full-time employees working in the Mining & Quarrying sector put in the longest average
working hours per week (46 hours).
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