PUTRAJAYA, Nov 25 — Private sector employers are required to discuss with their workers whether they wish to take the public holiday on Monday (November 28) or replace it with another day, said the Human Resources Ministry.

TAPAH, Oct 16 — Employers must give employees time off or leave if the election day falls on a working day, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 6 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) will implement adjustments in cost of living for existing recipients of scheduled benefits and an increase in the minimum pension rate under its Invalidity Scheme effective January 1, 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The Cabinet has agreed to the recruitment of 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka after taking into account the state of the country which is hit by the current economic crisis, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Palm oil planters are letting thousands of tonnes of fruits rot as the third year of a worker shortage has left companies unable to increase their harvesting during the peak production season.

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 25 — Most of the employers having problems complying with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) are from small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — The government will undertake a study on extending the protection aspect in the implementation of the Housewife Social Security Scheme (SKSSR) to househusbands as well, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 9 — Malaysia has received the first batch of Bangladeshi workers today, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 — Applications to hire foreign workers have been stopped temporarily from August 15 to August 31, the Human Resources Ministry (KSM) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — The Home Ministry and the Human Resources Ministry have agreed to a proposal from Construction Labor Exchange Berhad to enable the agency to fully manage the entry of foreign construction workers involving more than 100 individuals, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

ALOR SETAR, May 12 — Employers with less than five workers have been exempted from the implementation of the Minimum Wage Order (PGM) 2022 until the end of the year, says Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Awang Hashim.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUTRAJAYA, April 21 — The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United States Embassy in Malaysia have been asked to notify the Human Resources Ministry of any investigation of forced labour so that solutions can be found before Malaysian products are blocked from entering the US.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Indonesian domestic helpers will be paid not less than the minimum wage enforced in this country.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The cost structure of hiring Indonesian Domestic Workers (PDI) will be reviewed every three months by the Malaysia-Indonesia Joint Working Group (JWG).

PUTRAJAYA, April 4 — A total of 475,678 applications for recruitment of foreign workers have been received as of April 1, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

ALOR SETAR, March 20 — Part-time media practitioners in the country are urged to register with and contribute to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to obtain social security protection benefits.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The government is calling on more employers to offer salaries that exceed the existing minimum wage in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 29 — The Employment Act 1955 (Act 265) which provides that private-sector employees be given 11 days of paid public holiday a year, does not apply to civil servants and other classes of employees who are not included in the First Schedule of Act 265.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 — It is mandatory for employers to advertise job vacancies on the MYFutureJobs portal to make certain that the opportunities are offered to locals first before being filled by foreigners.