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Steven Sim Chee Keong said an internal inquiry process must take place before imposing disciplinary action.

Employers are not allowed to terminate their employees who are on maternity or sick leave during pregnancy, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

The enforcement of the Employment Act 1955 (Amendment) 2022 will be implemented on Jan 1, 2023, said Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar.

MEF said proper planning of the implementation of the amended Act will take time as the successful execution of any plan is in the details.

The implementation of the amended Employment Act 1955 is deferred to give time for employers to address their problems on shortage of workers and recruitment of foreign workers.

Awang Hashim said this was to allow them to focus on post-flood work, including cleaning up their houses.

Amendments to the Employment Act 1955 (Act 265), which among others, proposed for paternity leave to be increased to seven days, was approved in the Dewan Rakyat today with a majority voice vote.

ENGENDER Consultancy and Young Women Making Change collectively call for an urgent review of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021.

The Ministry of Human Resources is looking into the need for a law, specifically to regulate gig workers and protect their welfare as this group is not covered by the Employment Act 1955.

This is to ensure that salary payments would be made before the seventh day of each month as stipulated under the Employment Act 1955.

The ministry will temporarily suspend the payments to employers involved in false claims until the investigation on complaints is completed.

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.

The government has decided to establish legislation specifically to regulate gig workers in the country.

The proposal to amend the Employment Act 1955 was to improve the minimum standard of employment, in line with the international labour standards.

Any job opportunity must be offered to local job seekers first especially considering these challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.