KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The National Wage Legislative Technical Committee (JTPGN) will present the findings of the study and review of the Impact of the Minimum Wage Order (PGM) 2020 to the National Wage Consultative Council (MPGN) this Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The implementation of the Wage Subsidy Programme with an allocation of RM18 billion through the Social Security Organisation (Socso) has successfully saved 2.9 million employees from losing their jobs and assisted over 300,000 employers to date.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — The country's labour market performance is projected to improve in the second quarter of this year with the unemployment rate estimated at 4.6 per cent compared to 4.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2020.

PUTRAJAYA, July 2 — Only workers in essential services are allowed to leave their homes in enhanced movement control order (EMCO) areas to go to work when the EMCO is in force, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — The Ministry of Human Resources through the Peninsular Malaysia Labour Department (JTK) has issued compounds amounting to RM1.2 million to factory operators and employers for flouting the movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOP), from June 1 until yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — A total of 104,000 domestic helpers are expected to benefit from the extended social security coverage under the Employees Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4) and the Employment Insurance System Act 2017 (Act 800).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Bangladesh High Commission here launched its employment portal ‘Chakrir Khoj’ without prior consultation or notification to the Human Resources Ministry (MOHR), said its minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan.

BANTING, March 31 — The country’s image has been tarnished following the issue of Top Glove facing the latest import ban by the US Department of Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) on all its disposable gloves, said the Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The government cannot adopt an overly open approach when it comes to hiring foreign workforce at present, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Employers who fail to conduct Covid-19 screening tests on their foreign workers by February 28 are at risk of having their employees’ temporary employment visit passes (PLKS) not renewed.

MERSING, Jan 10 — There are employers who have been detected hiding their employees’ Covid-19 positive status for fear of not being able to operate at full capacity.

BALIK PULAU, Dec 30 — The Penang government today requested for the federal government’s assistance to provide allocation for employers that need to send their foreign workers for mandatory Covid-19 screening test.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 — All employers are required to ensure that their foreign workers undergo the Covid-19 screening test starting January 1, to address the spread of the pandemic.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 22 — Employers are prohibited from forcing or ordering their workers to take annual or unpaid leave following the work-from-home (WFH) directive which came into effect today, during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period.

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Oct 16 — The government is expecting the unemployment rate to drop to 4.5 per cent by December following the implementation of Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana).

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 25 — Stern action, including blacklisting, will be taken against companies and employers who abuse the Wage Subsidy Programme (PSU).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 — The implementation of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446) should not be delayed because some industries are already abiding by it, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 27 — Employers who fail to comply with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) which will be fully enforced on Sept 1 could face a maximum fine of RM50,000 for each offence.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — The Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) has given flexibility to employers to hire foreign workers who have been laid off by previous employers if they do not get any response from local workers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The country's occupational safety and health (OSH) performance shows that the rate of fatal accidents at workplace recorded a decrease of eight per cent last year, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M.