Type of Membership

MEF Membership is open to all private sector employers. Our present membership comprises individual companies as Ordinary Members consisting of a good mix of industrial and commercial activities and sizes of establishments in Malaysia, and employer organisations as Association Members.

Ordinary Members

There are 2 types of Ordinary Membership:

  • Single Company Membership
    Any individual Employer shall be eligible for admission as an Ordinary Member.
  • Group Membership
    Provided that a holding company with two or more subsidiaries with a centralised human resource and industrial relations function may opt for group membership in respect of all such subsidiaries and holding company and for the purpose of membership the whole group will be treated as one Ordinary Member.

Association Members

Any duly registered Employers' Organisation shall be eligible for admission as an Association Member.

  • Founder Association Members: FM-1
    Members in this category are registered founder Employers Organisations who require the full range of services provided by the Federation. The members of the Association Member in this category are eligible for the full range of services provided by the Federation and the benefits, privileges and obligations of Ordinary Members.
  • Founder Association Members: FM-2
    Members in this category are registered founder Employers Organisations in Peninsular Malaysia and registered founder central Employers Organisations in Sabah and Sarawak.
  • Association Members: AM-1
    Membership in this category shall be open to all registered Employers' Organisations who with effect from the date of coming into force of these Constitutional Rules (i.e. 1st December 2002), seek membership as Association Member and who require the full range of services provided by the Federation. Individual employers who are members of the Association Member in this category shall be eligible for the full range of services provided by the Federation and the benefits, privileges and obligations of Ordinary Members.
  • Association Members: AM-2
    Membership in this category shall be open to all registered Employers' Organisations in Malaysia who with effect from the date of coming into force of these Constitutional Rules, seek membership as Association Member in this new category.
  • Association Members: AM-3
    Membership in this category shall be open to all registered Employers' Organisations who require the full range of services provided by the Federation but the individual member of the Employer's Organisations in this category shall not be eligible for the services provided by the Federation by virtue of their membership with the Association Member concerned.
  • Association Members: AM-4
    Membership in this category shall be open to all registered organisations representing employers in the plantation industry and to all registered organisations representing the small and medium-sized industries who require the full range of services provided by the Federation but the individual member in this category shall not be eligible for the services provided by the Federation by virtue of their membership with the Association member concerned.