Section 21. Employment of Government employees. (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF MALAYSIA ACT 2002

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF MALAYSIA ACT 2002

PART IV - PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYEES

Section 21. Employment of Government employees.

(1)The Corporation shall, on the appointed date, accept into its employment every person who immediately before that date is in the employment or service of the Intellectual Property Division, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Malaysia and who was given an option by the Government of Malaysia and has opted to serve as an employee of the Corporation.

(2)Every such person who opts under subsection (1) to serve as an employee of the Corporation shall be employed by the Corporation on terms and conditions of service not less favourable than the terms and conditions of service to which he was entitled to immediately before the appointed date.

(3)Until such time as the terms and conditions of service of its employees are drawn up by the Corporation, the scheme and terms and conditions of service of employees of the Government shall continue to apply to every person employed by the Corporation under subsection (1).

(4)The Minister may by order make such modifications as may be necessary to the scheme and terms and conditions referred to in subsection (3) for the purpose of removing any difficulties as a consequence of the provisions of that subsection.
Salaries, terms and conditions of service of Government employees to be taken into account.