2023 Budget shows government’s vision to create resilient business environment, economy
2023 Budget shows government’s vision to create resilient business environment, economy By NST Business – October 8, 2022 @ 2:56pm KUALA LUMPUR: The 2023 Budget continues to reflect the government’s prioritising of the rakyat, with a focus on policy reforms that will improve the nation’s sustainable growth over the longer-term in businesses and the people. […]
MoHR needs to explain foreign workers’ process failure
MoHR needs to explain foreign workers’ process failure By Luqman Hakim – October 5, 2022 @ 1:19pm KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry (MoHR) must explain its failure over the foreign worker intake process which had caused a labour shortage nationwide, said DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng The Bagan member of parliament said worker shortages […]
Definition of ‘forced labour’ excludes workers trafficked in informal sector
Definition of ‘forced labour’ excludes workers trafficked in informal sector By Priya Sharma – September 5, 2022 @ 12:00am For the second year in a row, Malaysia is ranked in the lowest tier of the Trafficking in Persons Report by the United States. This is despite amendments to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of […]
PM announces pay hike, cash aid for civil servants [NSTTV]
PM announces pay hike, cash aid for civil servants [NSTTV] By Nuradzimmah Daim – August 30, 2022 @ 11:40am PUTRAJAYA: The government has approved several measures to improve the wellbeing of civil servants and to boost their morale in carrying out their duties more efficiently as well as diligently. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the […]
Implementation of amended Employment Act 1955 deferred to Jan 1
Implementation of amended Employment Act 1955 deferred to Jan 1 By Hana Naz Harun – August 26, 2022 KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry will defer the implementation of the amended Employment Act 1955 from Sept 1, 2022, to Jan 1, 2023. Its minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the decision was made after discussions with industry players […]
New Straits Times: Temporary freeze on hiring foreign workers lifted from Aug 19
New Straits Times: Temporary freeze on hiring foreign workers lifted from Aug 19 By Bernama – August 17, 2022 @ 9:33am KUALA LUMPUR: The temporary freeze on applications to hire foreign workers will be lifted starting this coming Friday, says Minister of Human Resources, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. He said although the temporary freeze had been decided upon […]