KUALA LUMPUR Marc Social Security h 21 — The Johor Bahru Magistrate Court ordered Yinson Transport (M) Sdn Bhd to settle outstanding contributions to the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) for 291 of its employees, spanning from Jan 2011 to July 2018, here yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The immediate and long-term measures to minimise the effects of hot and dry weather conditions on padi planting activities, especially in Sabah, are among the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 26 — Pembinaan Ricoler Sdn Bhd is facing legal action by the Home Ministry (KDN) and the Human Resources Ministry (KSM) for abandoning 93 of its Bangladeshi workers brought into the country in November 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — All employers or related parties have been urged to accept a copy of the digital certificate of Home Surveillance Order (HSO) and Release Order (RO) after the patient isolation period ends to avoid congestion at the Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CACs).

KANGAR, Feb 18 — The Human Resource Ministry (KSM) has received a total of 4,661 complaints against employers for non-payment and late payment of salaries which is the highest number of complaints it received until February 15.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Any non-governmental organisation (NGO), employer or individual who harbours or hires illegal immigrants without valid permits or documents, can face severe punishment, including fines of up to RM50,000.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — A man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting and threatening to shoot his employee in an incident at a house in Country Height, Kajang, here, early Saturday (May 1).

KLANG, April 22 — An employer, Chung Chee Yang and his assistant, Choo Hin Voon, facing five charges and two charges, respectively, in connection with the assault of two bodyguards over fasting, pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here today.

SHAH ALAM, April 21 — The main suspect who assaulted his bodyguards for fasting last week will be charged at the Klang and Kuala Lumpur Magistrate Court tomorrow.

KLANG, April 15 — Four individuals, including a personal bodyguard, are in remand for between five to seven days from today, in connection with an assault of two personal bodyguards by their employer for fasting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has urged employers to educate and encourage their employees on the benefits of being inoculated against Covid-19.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — The Human Resources Ministry has told employers and centralised accommodation providers who have not yet applied for a certificate of accommodation to do so immediately to avoid legal action being taken against them.

JOHOR BHARU, Dec 6 — A total of 3,927 accommodation certificate applications were received by the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) for the period September to November.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 13 — Employers interested in participating in the ‘Labour Recalibration Programme’ under the ‘Illegal Immigrant Recalibration Plan’ can send in applications to the Immigration Department via email at ‘[email protected]’ beginning November 16.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 27 — As many as 30 per cent or 62 of the 230 Covid-19 clusters reported in Malaysia since the beginning of the pandemic are linked to workplaces, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

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).

PUTRAJAYA, May 14 — Effective today, the Covid-19 screening under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP) programme will give priority to foreign workers in the construction and security guard service industries operating in Selangor and the Federal Territory.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — More than 30,000 employers registered with the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) will be given a six-month levy exemption from April to September.