How To Calculate Double Pay For Public Holiday Malaysia. Basic pay/ 26 days x 3.0 x hour of works. An employee who performs work on a public holiday is entitled to, in addition to the holiday pay, an amount equal to 2 days of wages at the ordinary rate of pay regardless that the period of work done on that day is less than the normal hours of work.
Malaysian authorities can appoint extra public holidays for a particular year under the holidays act 1951, making a separate announcement. How ot hours are calculated based on seksyen 60 (3) & seksyen 60 (1), employment act 1955: Paid twice the ordinary rate of pay.