By Media Selangor Team SHAH ALAM, May 23 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has welcomed a proposal to raise the national retirement age to 65, citing the potential of experienced, older workers to continue contributing meaningfully to the economy, but cautioned against a...

LONDON, May 11 — The British government outlined plans on Sunday to end what it called the “failed free market experiment” in mass immigration by restricting skilled worker visas to graduate-level jobs and forcing businesses to increase training for local workers.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SHAH ALAM, March 26 — Investor confidence in industry-relevant human resources was a key factor behind Selangor’s impressive investment surge to RM101 billion last year, nearly double the RM55 billion target. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said Selangor’s...

By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, Feb 26 — Strengthening talent pipelines is essential for a sustainable workforce, as neglecting talent development could lead to long-term losses, says Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) strategic planning senior general manager Mahfizul Rusydin Abdul...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar at today’s opening as the US Dollar Index (DXY) fell further with the US labour market indicating a weaker outlook, an analyst said.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Jan 20 — Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari announced that women’s participation in employment across various sectors in the state, including professional and economic fields, reached 56 per cent in 2023. He said the figure has consistently...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry aims to focus on mechanisation and automation to overcome the tight labour supply for the palm oil industry.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Dec 13 – Advanced Semiconductor Academy Malaysia (Asem) through Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec) is addressing the talent shortage in the semiconductor industry through a strategic partnership with Suzhou Centennial...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 14 — The Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) aims to grow the number of unionised workers nationwide to two million, its minister Steven Sim Chee Keong said.

b fair Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the number of filled positions also saw a 2.1 per cent increase to 8.74 million positions in fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 8.56 million in fourth quarter of 2022 while the number of vacant positions decreased by 1.1 per...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The government will intensify its labour market reforms in 2024, including reducing dependency on foreign labour, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Malaysia remains on a strong economic trajectory with all states recording positive growth rates in 2022 compared to 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Experts are evenly divided on the prospects for the global economy, with equal shares of 45 per cent saying that a global recession this year is likely or unlikely.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — The unemployment rate in Malaysia dipped to 3.5 per cent in February 2023, with 591.9 thousand unemployed persons compared to 596,100 recorded in January, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, March 9 — The number of unemployed persons in Malaysia continued to decrease in January this year with a reduction of 0.6 per cent to 596,100 persons compared to 599,600 persons in December 2022, according to the Statistics of Labour Force Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 4 — Malaysia and Indonesia have held talks on ways to improve labour cooperation, especially in providing protection to Indonesian workers in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — A total of 97.8 per cent of the 8.68 million positions in the economic sector have been filled as of the third quarter of this year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — There is a need for Malaysia to recognise the fact that the labour data, and a great deal of the productivity data, are actually quite misleading in order to grasp the actual economic situation, said economist Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram.

SIBU, June 10 — The increase in palm oil prices in the plantation sector has attracted workers from other sectors, said Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Malaysia’s labour productivity as measured by value-added per employment picked up in the fourth quarter last year by 1.7 per cent, after falling 5.6 per cent the previous quarter.