By Sofia Nasir KLANG, May 5 — The Selangor Social Security Organisation (Socso) is looking to register 18,000 women for its Housewives' Social Security Scheme (SKSSR) by the year's end. Its director Ismail Abi Hashim said at present about 6,000 housewives in the state have registered with the...

ALOR GAJAH, Aug 25 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has paid out more than RM319.4 million in benefit claims to eligible contributors nationwide from January to July this year.

By Siti Rohaizah Zaina SHAH ALAM, June 17 — The Jobcare Selangor Roadshow this week will be continued at Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Langat in Banting Baru tomorrow. The programme, jointly organised by the Selangor Workers Empowerment Unit (UPPS) and the Social Security Organisation...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has paid a total of RM1.4 billion in 2021 in compensation involving industrial accidents across all industries, which include local and foreign workers.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, March 29 — A total of RM46,600 has been allocated by the state government for e-hailing and p-hailing riders’ contribution to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) this year. State executive councillor for socio-economic development V Ganabatirau said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has approved 96.7 per cent or 314,844 applications for the Wage Subsidy Programme as of yesterday, Chief Executive Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has distributed RM5.2 billion under the Prihatin Wage Subsidy Programme as of June 30, 2020, said Human Resources Minister Datuk M Saravanan.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — The government hopes more workers in the gig economy will register with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) through the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) for the gig economy so that their welfare is safeguarded.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, job losses in the country has increased by 42 per cent year-on-year for this first quarter (Q1 2020), according to the Social Security Organisation’s (Socso) Employment Insurance System (EIS).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — The Ministry of Human Resources through the Social Security Organisation (Socso) has agreed to provide subsidy to employers who conduct Covid-19 tests for their workers under the Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP Perkeso) effective tomorrow (June 1).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has received 302,997 applications from employers involving 1.98 million workers for the Wage Subsidy Programme (PSU) from April 1 until May 27.

PUTRAJAYA, May 27 — Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today refuted claims by certain quarters over the government’s handling of foreign workers in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The following is the morning update from the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (MCMC) Quick Response Team on countering fake news related to Covid-19 on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has recorded an increase in applications for training programmes for workers who have lost their jobs since the movement control order (MCO) came into effect on March 18.

KOTA KINABALU, May 8 — Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said so far the government has allocated a total of RM1.2 billion to 997,000 workers from 117,000 employers throughout the first month of the wage subsidy scheme.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP Perkeso) for employees, including foreign workers, in the sectors allowed to resume operations during the movement control order (MCO) started its Covid-19 screenings today.

PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — The International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has revoked the approvals given to four companies to operate during the movement control order (MCO) period after they were found to have violated the prescribed conditions.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The Human Resources Ministry, through its agency, the Social Security Organisation (Socso), has launched the Employment Retention Programme (ERP) to assist workers who have lost their jobs.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Feb 17 — The Selangor Social Security Organization (Socso) targets 64,000 self-employed individuals in the state to contribute to the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme (SESSS), its deputy director said. Mohammad Ramli Ahmad Dahalan said the individuals would...