KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Industries need to establish a proper risk assessment system at the workplace in line with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994, as the numbers of workplace and industrial accidents are alarming, said Human Resources Minister V.

GEORGE TOWN, March 12 — The Ministry of Human Resources (KSM) is confident that the cost of hiring Indonesian domestic workers will be reduced, after several negotiations conducted this month.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — A total of 102 local workers whose services were terminated and replaced by foreigners in Penang recently, will be given back their job at their previous company, said Human Resources Minister V.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Employers have been warned not to abuse the Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan launched on January 17, by replacing local employees with foreign workers.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The government is studying a Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) proposal on the implementation of living wage in the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 — The quota approval of employers that engage foreign workers through the Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan (PKPPA) will be revoked if they are found to have fired local workers, said Human Resources Minister V.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — Malaysia and the United Kingdom (UK) have held further discussions on cooperation so that both can pioneer in dealing with the issue of human trafficking and forced labour.

CYBERJAYA, Feb 27 — Ten major corporations will sign memorandums of agreement (MoA) with the Unity Government soon to boost its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Human Resources Minister V.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) will ensure that the government's policy requiring all self-employed individuals, including gig workers, to contribute to the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SKSPS), can be implemented in the near future.

IPOH, Feb 26 — The government has urged all employers to comply with the Employment Act 1955, especially with regard to the reduction of working hours from 48 hours to 45 hours a week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) is still waiting for an answer from Indonesia regarding the proposal to reduce the cost of hiring Indonesian domestic workers.

KLANG, Feb 21 — A woman who was severely depressed after her left leg was amputated due to diabetes last year, saw her smiling again after receiving a prosthetic leg and rehabilitation treatment from the Social Security Organisation (Socso).

JAKARTA, Feb 20 — Malaysia and Indonesia will review the cost of hiring domestic Indonesian workers at a more reasonable rate, says Human Resources Minister V.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 15 — All sectors of the economy need to adopt digitalisation and innovation in order to catalyse growth and achieve a competitive edge, said Human Resources Minister V.

BATU GAJAH, Feb 9 — The government will not rush to approve applications for the entry of foreign workers into the country through the Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan (FWERP), despite high demand from employers.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 7 — Malaysia needs to continue and enhance the implementation of anti-corruption activities to create a graft-free environment in the public and private sectors, said Human Resources Minister V.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that he underwent a health check-up at the National Heart Institute (IJN) here, this morning.

PUTRAJAYA, 5 Feb — The revocation of the Withhold Release Order (WRO), imposed against Sime Darby Plantation by the United States Customs and Border Protection (US CBP), has a positive impact on the country's oil palm industry, said Human Resources Minister V.

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 20 — The incident in which a Bangladeshi boy was found in a container at the West Port in Port Klang on Tuesday (January 17) did not show any elements of human trafficking, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 19 — Employers should not ignore aspects related to labour standards even though relaxations are granted under the Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan to expedite the approval of quotas for foreign workers.