Some company force staff use annual leave when shutdown. How common is this thing and how many days you all kena.

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Comment how many days and what reason your company give

usually happen at factory

but some factory will nego something like

use 3 days AL for 5 days shutdown

if no AL then 3 days unpaid for 5 days shutdown


long time ago when i am in manufacturing line kena once

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Dec 3 2025, 04:44 PM

ya i heard very common in factory, non-factory staff syukur

my company gives free.. no force take AL

There's Christmas for you.

Nobody want to work during the festive season.

you got xmas forced shutdown?

I work 😥

my factory too good business, ask me to OT OT OT OT OT OT OT OT OT OT x99

Ayam work for wumao. Is 996 here.

Wut Christmas?

my company ada buat. kesian my anak buah (cuti raya)
ayam sudah take leave that time

ayam gaduh with ayam HOD because he need support thailand
and he memang need save his AL

Last time always kena at company cina. Before CNY must take annual leave one day. After CNY have to take 2 days. U no take, kira Unpaid leave.

Until someone reported to JTK and they kena kaw2 kek.

Even MNCs follow this, as a cost cutting measure.

My company see who dare to report to JTK?
If report I'll reverse the 1day free holiday each week
All my company workers (including me) signed contract written 6days work per week.
This year (including this month) 1st time in attendance records all workers enjoyed free holiday pay 52days

MCO force AL, lepastu balik kerja tolak gaji pulak

sg also happen


December shutdown 10 days

Gila

Salary super kecil that month........

1st job kena. At manufacturing factory. force AL during CNY. Factory resume at CNY-6...so force AL 4 days

Yes my company force me take compulsory leave. Basically this year all leaves are compulsory starting from CNY till end of this year. Every Friday is c.leave starting from Oct till Dec. Use up all my AL and until cut salaries.
I never take any AL by choice this year

You mean like during festivals? Then yes. Usually company will force extra leave for CNY, Raya and Deepavali.

Yeah not uncommon for manufacturing

Not shutdown for me but unpaid leave. So those days are just chill or light wfh which I don't really mind

Count my blessings. Since covid my workplace in MY has implemented this four out of the five years and only for mgmt. Thailand, Indonesia and Europe from mgmt to junior mgmt and exec level kena and now in Europe for more than a year shopfloor operators liao

never got shutdown. Even covid or any weekend, public holidays, my work volume still kena jalan.

Used to work in a factory and this was an annual thing. It was for maintenance, inventory, accounting etc.

It was something some employee looking forward to because can get 5 days leave and only deduct 2.5 days of AL. If you don't want, you can come in for inventory work.

seems normal, 50% experienced before.

Biasalar for factory...especially Western based company....Xmas must forced shutdown

Financial services pon ade this thing called compulsory blocked leave ma. You have to over your workstation, laptop, any co devices for compliance audit surveillance. IT at work

You are not suppose to take on any business calls or work related matters.

This post has been edited by jojolicia: Yesterday, 08:21 AM

PUTRAJAYA: Employers planning to extend business closures beyond the gazetted public holidays for Chinese New Year are reminded not to compel their workers to take annual or unpaid leave.

The Human Resource Ministry said it has received complaints from employees about employers forcing them to take annual or unpaid leave.

"We wish to emphasise that employees have the right to decide when to utilise their annual leave, and employers cannot force them to use their annual or unpaid leave to cut business costs.

"This is because annual and unpaid leave must be given based on the employee’s request and discretion,” the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 28).


The ministry advised employees facing deductions in annual leave entitlement or salaries during extended company closures to report such cases to the nearest Labour Office under Section 69 of the Employment Act 1955.- Bernama

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025...ays-hr-ministry

But company also increase number of annual leave, somemore office ppl can cancel leave to take another day.

its not bad for people who doesnt finish clearing their leaves, heck extra holiday who dont like

usually around hari raya coz our factory got a lot malay workers

what is penalty / consequence?

5 days shutdown but boss asked me if I willing to be on standby for an additional RM150 allowance.

I declined.

Close 1 week CNY sure kena

Very common in Chinese company ma.

Every year sure need to take 1 or 2 days before or after cny

tutup sebelum Christmas sampai New year, yg tak cukup leave, ambil advance leave. Pandai2 lah..tiap2 tahun mcm ni..

my cumpany new policy only can take 50% of leave forward, so need to use and finish, but when at home still need to work?? so what is the point too

MNC company, forced 3-4 days annual leave deduction for Christmas to New Year week office closure...

those shutdown 10 days a year and give staff 10-12days AL, means only <2 days voluntary AL?

Why working on leave day

how to say no to fuckass boss

at least they get paid a lot

leave the unpaid overworked people to do their work only