Carian mengenai topik employment-act-1955

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

A detailed working paper on the issue of foreign workers' accommodation had already been made by the ministry and presented to a committee chaired by Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

According to the Employment Act a staffs salary should be paid by the 7th of the following month.

An excellent rakyat-centric budget under the overarching principle of a caring and humane economy.

The government will provide a significant boost to the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) initiatives next year.

The government plans to make it compulsory for all non-citizen workers to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

Prabowo will be open to foreign investment, his aide has said, such as by offering investors management of airports and sea ports.

The Women's Leadership Apprenticeship Program will be intensified as an effort to produce more female corporate personalities.

Residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp, using heavy air and ground fire.

Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia's president on Sunday with Vice President-elect, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, also taking office.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this allocation is intended to address the recent flash floods that hit the capital and several major towns.

Sabah and Sarawak continues to be prioritised under Budget 2025, with allocations of RM6.7 billion and RM5.9 billion respectively.

PM Anwar Ibrahim said NFOF will support venture capital fund managers to invest in startup companies with RM300 million set aside for 2025.