Budget 2020: Minimum Wage Raised to RM1,200 for Urban Workers
The minimum wage will be raised to RM1,200 starting January 2020 but will be limited to workers in major cities in the country. Finance...
Online Hiring in Malaysia Declines
Malaysia Experiences Decline in Online Hiring for 2019
● Malaysia experienced a two percent annual decline in online recruitment in 2019.
● Five of the nine...
Six months exemption of HRDF levy for employers
The Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) will grant levy exemption to more than 30,000 of its registered employers for six months, beginning April. Human...
Jobless persons in Malaysia rose by nearly 49 per cent
Jobless persons in Malaysia rose by 48.8% to 778,800 in April during MCO
The number of unemployed persons in Malaysia spiked by 48.8% to 778,800...
Call to Extend Wage Subsidy to Professionals
The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has urged the government to extend the Wage Subsidy Programme 2.0 to professionals. MEF executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan...
Singapore extends Jobs Support Scheme for worst-hit sectors
Singapore extends Jobs Support Scheme for worst-hit sectors as part of S$11 billion package
The Jobs Support Scheme (JSS), which helps retain jobs by subsidising...
Attractive salary & benefits top factor for Malaysian job seekers
A recent survey found that 72 per cent of Malaysian respondents ranked “attractive salary and benefits’’ as the most important employee value proposition (EVP)...
Malaysia’s Wage Subsidy Programme Saved 2.9 million Jobs
Human Resources Minister, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said that Malaysia’s Wage Subsidy Programme with an allocation of RM18 billion through the Social Security Organisation...
Salary increase indicative of positive business recovery
Malaysia looks to be gaining business traction with more employers granting salary increases to their employees this year compared to 2020, as revealed by...
FMM Calls for More Clarity on Foreign Workers Application Process
The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) hopes for greater clarity and consistency in the foreign workers application process flow in order to expedite approvals...
Featured
Short on workers, Japan retailer hires remote cashiers living overseas
One of Japan’s largest 24-hour convenience store chains is turning to remote cashiers based overseas in a bid to tackle the country’s chronic labour...
Top News
Job growth in South Korea falters
South Korea's employment growth in 2024 slowed substantially compared to previous years, with December marking a net job loss compared to one year before,...
Diary
9th Malaysian Shared Services and Outsourcing Week
Venue: Malaysia
Date: 13-16 June 2022
The pandemic has proved the importance of Shared Services, and the demand for Shared Services is rising. Malaysia remains...
