Dewan Negara passes two bills under KESUMA
The Dewan Negara sitting today approved two Bills under the Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) related to the employment insurance system and social security of workers.
Mon Jul 22 2024
SOCSO to amend act to allocate childcare grants - Nancy
The Social Security Organisation (Socso) will amend the Employment Insurance System Act 2017 this year to provide the allocation of childcare grants to women who are returning to work
Mon May 15 2023
Over 40,000 LOE cases as at August; Socso monitoring trend - Saravanan
Saravanan said Socso's Employment Insurance System is monitoring the LOE trend on a daily basis in order to provide protection to workers.
Tue Sep 07 2021
SOCSO pays out RM11.11 mln to beneficiaries of COVID victims
Mohammed Azman said it involved almost 11,100 recipients whose applications were approved through the Survivor's Pension category.
Wed Aug 25 2021
104,000 domestic helpers to benefit from extended social security coverage - Saravanan
104,000 domestic helpers are expected to benefit from the extended social security coverage under the Employees Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4) and the Employment Insurance System Act 2017.
Tue Apr 20 2021
RM366.37 mln channelled to 107,000 individuals who lost jobs last year - Tengku Zafrul
The Employment Insurance System under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) has successfully channelled RM366.37 million to more than 107,000 individuals who lost their jobs in 2020.
Wed Mar 24 2021
Over 90,000 SIP contributors laid off as of Nov 13 - Saravanan
A total of 95,995 workers who contributed under the Employment Insurance System (SIP) have been laid off as of Nov 13, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan told the Dewan Rakyat today.
Tue Nov 24 2020
Budget 2021: Job search allowance extended by three months next year
The Job Search Allowance (JSA) under the Employment Insurance System (SIP) will be extended by three months for next year, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
Fri Nov 06 2020
Retrenched Malindo staff to receive SIP benefits
The Human Resource Ministry gave its assurance that all employees of the Malindo Airways Sdn Bhd (Malindo Airways) who have been laid off will receive their unemployment benefits.
Wed Nov 04 2020
Applications for training programmes increase during MCO - Socso
Socso through the Employment Insurance System (EIS) received more than 300 applications for training from unemployed workers including 197 applicants who had undergone online training.
Mon May 18 2020
SOCSO to monitor retrenchment, job loss during COVID-19 crisis
The Social Security Organisation (SOCSO), through the Employment Insurance System (EIS), is actively monitoring retrenchment or loss of employment cases nationwide in all sectors, following the curren
Sat Apr 25 2020
MTUC, MEF debate on Employment Insurance System
The announcement on the proposed terms of the EIS has continued to stir the debate between employers and employees.
Wed Oct 11 2017
Govt set to implement employment insurance system - PM Najib
The government has agreed to implement the Employment Insurance System (EIS), which will affect some 6.5 million local workers in the private sector, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Thu Mar 23 2017
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024