Employees can apply for flexible work arragements, says deputy minister
ALOR SETAR, June 24 — Employees in the country who want to work on a flexible basis can apply for Flexible Working Arrangements (FWA) with...
Malaysia’s manufacturing sales value grows 18.8 pct to RM142.4 bln in Nov 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sales in November 2021 stood at RM142.4 billion, growing 18.8 per cent compared with the same month in...
Socso distributes Covid-19 self-test kits to employers
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Human Resource Ministry through the Social Security Organisation (Socso), will supply the Covid-19 self-test kit to employers to facilitate...
Employees want more support for remote working, says study
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Employees in Malaysia are coming to terms with remote working despite struggling with technological and productivity challenges, according to a...
Unemployment rate up slightly to 4.8 pct in Nov 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Malaysia’s unemployment rate rose by a marginal 0.1 percentage point month-on-month to 4.8 per cent in November 2020 with 764,400...
Raid finds rubber glove company flouting Workers’ Housing Act
PORT KLANG, Dec 25 — The Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) yesterday raided the dormitories of a rubber glove factory here in efforts to...
Hartalega confirms 35 employees test positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — Hartalega Holdings Bhd has confirmed that 35 of its employees tested positive for Covid-19, 20 of them are at the...
EPF: Employee’s statutory contribution rate lowered to 9 pct for 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The employee’s share of the statutory contribution rate in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will be reduced to nine per...
Retrenched Malindo Air staff to receive unemployment benefits
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — The Human Resource Ministry gave its assurance that all employees of the Malindo Airways Sdn Bhd (Malindo Airways) who have...
Air Selangor’s Kuala Langat office employee tests positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Air Selangor’s Kuala Langat regional office is closed temporarily until further notice following a Covid-19 positive case involving an employee...
Individuals with work pass, employer’s letter should be allowed to get through roadblocks — Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — Individuals with a valid work pass or authorisation letter from their employers should be allowed to pass through roadblocks mounted...
Fully subsidised Covid-19 swab tests for employees available via MYEG portal
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — MY E.G. Services Bhd’s one-stop Covid-19 portal provides a convenient channel for employers in areas under conditional movement control order...