The Home Minister announced employers in the construction, manufacturing, plantation and agriculture sectors will be allowed to legally employ undocumented foreign workers under the Labour Recalibration Plan for undocumented immigrants. Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin...

It has been over a week since a new law on workers accommodation came into force, but industries are asking for up to a one-year extension to meet the fresh requirements. Malaysian Employers Federation...

The government is implementing a worker redeployment initiative to reduce job losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the initiative involved online registration by the workers through...

Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said the requirement for foreign workers to have valid work permits in order to be re-employed to another employer defeats the overall purpose of redeployment. Its executive director, Datuk Shamsuddin...

PUBLIC OPINION MANY young Malaysians are facing an inordinately tough time finding jobs despite having obtained university degrees. Why? There are many factors: a mismatch between universities’ curricula and industries’ needs, poor command of...

Governments around the world are implementing measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, including national lockdowns, quarantines and social restrictions. These measures have forced businesses to temporarily cease operations during the lockdown periods, which...