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COVID-19: Human Resources Ministry urges Application of Employment Act 1955
KUALA LUMPUR: Human Resources Ministry urged workers and employers to apply the sections contained in the Employment Act 1955 following the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The ministry in a statement said the applicable sections are Section 60F and
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Protection scheme for Malaysians working in Singapore soon
JOHOR BAHRU: Human Resources Ministry intends to introduce a social security protection scheme to some 300,000 Malaysians working in Singapore to protect their welfare. Its minister, M Kulasegaran, said that the ministry was currently awaiting the results of a study
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Mahfuz: Government mulls Cuepacs’ minimum pay proposal of RM1,800
ALOR SETAR: The government will consider the proposal of the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services Malaysia (Cuepacs) which sought to fix the minimum salary of civil servants at RM1,800 a month. Deputy Human Resources
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Stop the poppycock and just raise the minimum wage nationwide
We refer to the Human Resources Ministry’s decision to raise the minimum wage to RM1,200 in 57 cities and towns, and freeze it at RM1,100 for the rest of the country. But why not just make it RM 1,200 nationwide?
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Human Resources Ministry mulls introduction of Tahfiz skills certificate
SHAH ALAM: The Ministry of Human Resources (KSM) plans to introduce the Tahfiz Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM) in an effort to improve students’ academic performance. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar said, armed with this certificate, students in the tahfiz stream would
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Schools to receive list of jobs at risk of becoming irrelevant
PUTRAJAYA: Schools will be supplied with a list of jobs at risk of becoming irrelevant in the future, to serve as a guide for students on courses to avoid when deciding on tertiary level studies, said Human Resources Minister M
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MEF, MTUC agree to amend Employment Act, Trade Unions Act
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) and Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today reached a consensus on certain areas of the proposed amendments to the Employment Act 1955 and Trade Unions Act 1959. Both parties, in a joint a statement
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Services of 24,600 private sector employees terminated as of Sept 30
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 24,600 private sector employees were laid off as of Sept 30, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran said of these, 21,625 involved ordinary termination, while 2,975 employees were in voluntary
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Employees laid off since January entitled to full-fledged EIS benefits
KUALA LUMPUR: Private sector workers who were retrenched since January this year have been entitled to full-fledged benefits through the provisions of the Employment Insurance System (EIS) Act to receive temporary financial assistance as well as to help them find
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Utusan’s ex-workers can seek help from Socso
KUALA LUMPUR: Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad (Utusan) workers who had their services terminated today can seek assistance from the Employment Insurance System (SIP) under the Social Security Organisation (Socso). Human Resource Minister M Kulasegaran said SIP acted as social security
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