KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 ― The Dewan Rakyat was told today that eight Malaysian companies had been subjected to the Withhold Release Order (WRO) imposed by the United States.
KUALA LUMPUR: Some three million housewives in the country will soon be eligible for a voluntary insurance protection scheme against injuries suffered while tending to their families and homes.
ALOR STAR: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has paid out RM186mil in Covid-19 benefit claims to 173,498 workers in the country since 2020 to date involving Act 4 and Act 789 under the Self Employment Social Security Scheme (SKSPS).
While the announcement on the implementation of the RM1,500 minimum wage starting May 1 is good news for B40 workers, questions still abound about the sectors and types of employment the new policy will entail
THE law has changed for soon-to-be mothers. Maternity leave has been increased to 98 days, up from 60 days previously.
Once gazetted, the amendments to the Employment Act 1955, as passed by the Dewan Rakyat on March 21, will have full effect of the law. Regrettably, this well-intended renaissance of maternity rules is not without flaws.
For one thing, Section 44A, which made maternity leave and other maternity protections available to all female employees regardless of their salary, has been repealed.
As a result, the Act’s maternity leave provisions will no longer apply to women earning more than RM2,000 per month, as stated in Schedule 1