KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 – The enforcement of the RM1,500 minimum wage for employers with fewer than five workers, which starts today, will eliminate discrimination against workers in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector, who have been complaining about their low wages.

PUTRAJAYA, May 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said it was about time to evaluate and review the salary of civil servants, especially those in the lower grades.

PUTRAJAYA, May 1 — The Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) will be looking into a new method to implement minimum wage to ensure the welfare of all workers in the country is protected, said its minister V.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The government has been called to look into making a productivity-linked wage system (PLWS) mandatory in the country to ensure fair compensation to employees.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The government is urged to provide data on errant contractors to enable payment of minimum wage adjustments, including salary arrears, to be made directly to affected workers.

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.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Sept 22 — The Selangor government should set aside a specific allocation that caters to the workers in the state in its upcoming 2023 budget, says the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC). Its vice president Shatiri Mansor said this would reflect how the state...

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Aug 5 — The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has welcomed the state government's proposal to offer special incentives to companies that establish childcare centres in their office premises. Its president Mohd Effendy Abdul Ghani said the measures under the...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV), the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Malaysia have co-organised a workshop to promote greater awareness and understanding of the issue of forced labour and child labour among FGV’s plantation workers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) sees less withdrawals by its members in the future to safeguard its future retirement needs and wellbeing.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Reinstating the Thaipusam holiday will create a spirit of mutual respect between religions among the multiracial community in Malaysia, according to the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has called on the government to consider its proposals involving Budget 2021, including the automatic implementation of the loan moratorium on borrowers from the B40 and M40 income categories.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Three out of five workers who lost their jobs in recent months were below 40 years of age, with most of them from the informal sectors which did not offer any social security net, according to DM-Analytic Sdn Bhd economist Zouhair Rosli.