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Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said higher wages based on increase of productivity among workers will lure more investors to the country.

But at the highest level, combining a playing career and children remains relatively rare.

Women's health care in this country needs to be stressed upon and should start from basic self-care such as hygiene during menstruation.

The prompt action to bring 373,459 foreign workers into the country via Visa By Reference since January to Dec 4, 2022 eases the bottlenecks faced by businesses.

Syed Hussain said this would apply to employers who observe Nov 19, 2022, as a working day or have a rota or shift system in place.

Businesses and employees are being fairly assisted through Budget 2023 to face the expected more difficult and challenging period in 2023, said the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) today.

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.

Since 1995, there have been 'brain gain' programmes in Malaysia to attract our best talents back, but the results have been abysmal.

The MEF today proposed for special approval to be given to use the labour among the refugees, undocumented foreign workers and prisoners for minor crimes within the country.

MOHR to act as a one-stop ministry to administer and manage the recruitment of foreign workers under the "One Channel System".

Syed Hussain said the majority of Malaysian businesses are not ready and not in a position to implement the proposed new minimum wage.

The MEF said there should not be any more withdrawal schemes from the EPF savings prior to its members reaching their retirement age of 60 to ensure they have adequate savings.

Employers are in no position to absorb any increases in wage costs, said the Malaysian Federation (MEF).

There's the concern that the more people unemployed, the more drastic the fall will be in the GDP.

MEF has asked the govt to allow businesses within the states to resume operations with strict compliance to the SOP.

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