Global Expansion Resources | Malaysia
Malaysia PEO Services
Expand into Malaysia with the leading Malaysia PEO company
Expand into new markets with the leading Malaysian PEO partner
- Overcome Malaysia employment laws and potential risk of non-compliance.
- Manage international hires, taxes, benefits, insurance, visa applications and payroll.
- The best value Malaysia PEO with no hidden fees.
- Bespoke employee management platform included.
By acting as your Professional Employer Organisation partner in Malaysia, we can take away these responsibilities, allowing you to focus on growing your business and securing top talent and top clients.
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What’s included:
HR software
Bespoke employee management software included in our PEO service.
Global compliance
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Malaysia Expansion Advice
How can our EOR services support your expansion into Malaysia?
With a culture based on successful service industries, a multi-national make up and cutting-edge technology it is perhaps no wonder that Malaysia has become one of Asia’s fastest developing countries. This, combined with its status as a leading exporter of gas, electronics, automotive parts and a global player in technology, financial sectors and SAAs, are what have made Malaysia a key location for expanding businesses.
While Malaysia’s diverse business landscape may be attractive for growing businesses, the 1955 Malaysian Employment Act contains numerous regulations that international businesses must comply with, including:
- Employees must not work over 48 hours a week.
- Any overtime must be paid at 1.5 times the base salary
- Employment contracts must include a job description, compensation details, termination requirements and severance pay. An employment contract must also be written in both English and Malay.
- Employees should receive 13th-month pay and discretionary bonuses
- Employers cannot restrict an employee’s right to join unions
- Both employees and employers must contribute to the Social Security Organization and the Employees Provident Fund. This provides disability, retirement, medical payments, and survivors’ benefits. Contributions vary depending on employee age.
- Annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave can vary depending on the length of employment.
As well as the above employment regulations, all foreign employees must obtain a valid work visa or pass before they begin work in Malaysia, a process made all the more complex due to different visas being issued for different skills and job types.
Meanwhile, businesses must establish a subsidiary in order to conduct business in Malaysia, a process that is complex and costly as well as extending your time to market. As your employer of record, we navigate Malaysian employment laws and visa requirements on your behalf. Therefore, you can focus on reaping the benefits of Malaysia’s growing business markets without the complexities of a legal entity.
Your recruitment and PEO partner in Malaysia
As well as the legal implications of expanding into Malaysia, there are also cultural guidelines that are best followed in this multinational country. By acting as your recruitment and PEO partner in Malaysia, Leap29 can help you navigate both the legal and cultural best practices in this emerging country.
Firstly, by acting as your Professional Employer Organisation, we can support your expansion without you needing to establish a legal entity in Malaysia. This means you can be reassured that regulations set out in the Employment Act have been met while you focus on your business growth.
Secondly, with an office and team based in Malaysia, we can advise on cultural practices, such as not setting meetings on Fridays, the Muslim day of prayer, or appropriate interactions for each of Malaysia’s diverse cultures, allowing you to respect the country’s cultural nuances and therefore succeed in building solid business relationships.
Best-value PEO services in Malaysia
The Malaysian Employment Act and its regulations largely affect employment contracts, taxes, benefits, visa applications, payroll and insurances. To ensure compliance, and successful employee management and onboarding, in-depth knowledge of regulations are paramount in Malaysia.
At Leap29, we can manage the employment of your international hires taking all of the above intricacies off your shoulders. This means you can compliantly enjoy the benefits of Malaysia’s strong economy and developing business landscape without setting up a legal entity or struggling with compliance.
Payroll services in Malaysia
Using advanced technology, our payroll services ensure that your employees in Malaysia are paid accurately and on time. As with all of our services, we can tailor our payroll solutions to your individual requirements, adapting to your company and taking the stress and liability of payroll off your shoulders.
Recruitment solutions in Malaysia
Recruitment can be challenging for businesses at the best of times. With Malaysia’s competitive and emerging business landscape combined with stringent visa requirements, recruiting in Malaysia is even more challenging than the norm. However, by using our tailored, comprehensive recruitment approach we can help you recruit and onboard some of the best talent in Malaysia.
Why choose Leap29 as your recruitment and PEO partner in Malaysia?
Expanding your business globally is exciting but the addition of international employment laws also makes it incredibly challenging. By supporting you with our in-depth knowledge of the Malaysian Employment Act and extensive on the ground experience in Malaysia, Leap29 can make your global expansion easier.
Our office and team in Kuala Lumpur gives us first-hand experience of employment best practices and recruitment processes in Malaysia allowing us to deliver a seamless recruitment and employee management service. With over 25 years of experience providing recruitment services to businesses across multiple sectors, including Engineering and Construction, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Renewable Energy and Technology, we can be the trusted PEO partner of choice for any type or size of business expanding in Malaysia.
By letting us take care of your international recruitment and employment, you can compete in one of the world’s fastest emerging economies and most diverse business landscapes without the cost, time and restrictions of a legal entity.
If you want to find out more about how our leading PEO Services in Malaysia can support your global expansion, contact our team using the form below, or call our experts on +44 (0) 20 8129 6860 or email expansion@leap29.com to get started today.
Malaysia PEO FAQs
What does a Malaysia PEO service actually cover?
A PEO handles the full scope of employment in Malaysia, from drafting compliant contracts to managing payroll, taxes, benefits and insurance. Leap29 becomes the legal employer for your international hires, so you can operate in Malaysia without setting up a local entity or navigating every detail of the Malaysian Employment Act on your own.
Do I still need a Malaysian legal entity if I use Leap29 as my PEO?
No. Leap29 can employ your staff in Malaysia on your behalf, which removes the need to register a subsidiary. This helps you avoid the long setup process and ongoing administrative responsibilities linked to local incorporation, whilst also reducing your time to market, allowing you to focus on clients, growth and hiring.
Firstly, by acting as your Professional Employer Organisation, we can support your expansion without you needing to establish a legal entity in Malaysia. This means you can be reassured that regulations set out in the Employment Act have been met while you focus on your business growth.
Secondly, with an office and team based in Malaysia, we can advise on cultural practices, such as not setting meetings on Fridays, the Muslim day of prayer, or appropriate interactions for each of Malaysia’s diverse cultures, allowing you to respect the country’s cultural nuances and therefore succeed in building solid business relationships.
How does Leap29 help with Malaysian employment law and compliance?
Malaysia has strict rules on working hours, overtime pay, contract structure, social security contributions and leave allowances, to name but a few. Leap29 takes care of these requirements by drafting compliant contracts in English and Malay, handling all statutory contributions, managing payroll and ensuring each employee has the correct work visa or pass. This limits risk and keeps you aligned with the 1955 Malaysian Employment Act.
At Leap29, we can manage the employment of your international hires taking all of the above intricacies off your shoulders. This means you can compliantly enjoy the benefits of Malaysia’s strong economy and developing business landscape without setting up a legal entity or struggling with compliance.
What makes Leap29’s Malaysia PEO service different?
Leap29’s team is well versed with Malaysia’s market, meaning you’ll benefit from rich local knowledge, cultural insight and hands-on support. Our expert team advises on cultural practices, handles complex visa pathways and manages recruitment in a competitive talent market. With over 25 years of global hiring experience across engineering, energy, construction, technology and life sciences, Leap29 can help you build a compliant and effective workforce in one of Asia’s fastest-developing economies.
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Malaysia
Expansion Resources
Local expertise, global reach
Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – with or without your own foreign entities. We can help you set up and manage foreign entities – or act as an Employer of Record. We can also help with multi-country payroll and all your HR management. Wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can help.
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We make expansion in Malaysia simple
Employing people compliantly across international borders can be challenging but we make it simple, bringing down barriers and making light work of the complexities. We offer the full range of compliant global expansion solutions so that wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can support you.
EOR Services
Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – without setting up new entities. We’ll shoulder responsibility as Employer of Record (EOR), making sure all your international employment is fully compliant.
We can also take care of your global HR from multi-country payroll to onboarding and offboarding.
Payroll Solutions
Getting global payroll right is one of the hardest challenges for any business expanding into new countries. We can shoulder this burden, freeing up valuable in-house resource to focus on growing your business.
Consider us an extension of your HR team, ready to answer all your questions large and small.
Global Mobility
Mobilise your people across borders with ease. Relocating to work abroad can feel daunting. But with Leap29 at your side, your employees can feel safe and supported.
We’ll guide your employees through the complexities of working in another country, helping them settle in fast.
Entity Services
Follow the opportunities to grow your business – wherever they take you.
We lighten the load of establishing and managing foreign entities and can help you solve all your entity challenges from running compliant, accurate multi-country payroll to local accounting and financial reporting.
PEO Solutions
Employ international talent wherever and whenever you need it – and enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you’re fully compliant. Our Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) services allow you to focus on growing your business while we handle compliance, multi-country payroll and your global HR.
Support & Advisory
The help you need to make your global growth effortless – trusted guidance and advice on your expansion challenges large and small.
HR Support
When you’re employing people in lots of different countries, answering just a simple query can take a disproportionate amount of time for your in-house HR team. Our HR Support service reduces this burden, saving you time and money and giving you the confidence of knowing your employees are well looked after, whatever their location.
Contractor Payroll
Enjoy compliant contractor payroll that meets all local requirements for tax, social security and employment legislation. We understand the importance of compliant contractor payroll to the success of your business and will pay your contractors on time, every time.
Start hiring today – and onboard within hours.
Pricing
Budget confidently with transparent, competitive fees and no hidden costs.
Want us to shoulder employer liability and take care of your global HR through our EOR solution? No problem. Just want global payroll? You can have that too. Pick the solutions that your individual business needs.