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Expansion of India-Malaysia labor mobility agreement proposed

he Indian government has proposed an expansion to the bilateral labour mobility agreement it currently shares with Malaysia. It wishes to broaden the eligibility so that a higher number of immigrants are protected under employment laws in the ...
Posted: Wednesday, 27 March 2013 9:10:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Malaysian workers lack performance culture, say experts

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian workers lack performance culture and generally spend half their working hours on matters unrelated to their job, said experts. Leaderonomics chief executive officer Roshan Thiran said the laid-back working culture was ...
Posted: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 1:31:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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MPC: Productivity levels much lower than those of benchmark countries

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians work longer hours than their counterparts in many benchmark countries, but produce less than them. According to the Malaysian Productivity Corporation, our employee productivity levels are a lot lower than those of ...
Posted: Tuesday, 26 February 2013 1:17:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Global Employment
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Employers urged to ensure staff go for yearly health checks

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Minister yesterday urged employers to ensure their employees go for health screenings at least once a year to detect non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The ministry's Disease Control Division director Dr Chong Chee ...
Posted: Wednesday, 20 February 2013 4:36:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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How can we attract more Malaysians into job market?

EMPLOYERS are finding greater difficulty in filling up vacancies in their organisations these days. Of critical concern is the lack of suitable professional candidates to fill these positions. This is not surprising, since Malaysia is at full ...
Posted: Thursday, 14 February 2013 4:04:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Government
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Bosses who default on EPF contributions to pay dearly

PETALING JAYA: The recovery of unpaid Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions by errant employers is no longer limited to six years. This follows a landmark decision by the Federal Court of Malaysia on Jan 16, affirming an earlier decision by ...
Posted: Thursday, 14 February 2013 2:14:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Government
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Discuss wage terms before hiring foreigners, bosses urged

KUALA LUMPUR: Employers should discuss with foreign workers on what should be included in the RM900 minimum wage before deciding to recruit them, said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. This was because the RM900 minimum wage, in addition ...
Posted: Monday, 4 February 2013 2:38:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Decision on minimum wage issues tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry will be unveiling its solutions for issues involving the minimum wage policy after the Cabinet meeting on the matter tomorrow. The New Straits Times was told that its minister, Datuk Seri Dr S. ...
Posted: Wednesday, 30 January 2013 2:01:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Government
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The high cost of minimum wage

By Ooi Tee Ching PETALING JAYA: Food inflation and the outflow of money are the likely consequences of the implementation of the minimum wage law, which came into force four weeks ago. From January 1, employers must pay a minimum wage of ...
Posted: Monday, 28 January 2013 5:02:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Government, Union
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Call to study workers’ progress

by Alyaa Alhadjri KUALA LUMPUR: A study is needed on the progress of workers trained by accredited private and government skills development centres, to help offset over-dependency on foreign labourers, said DAP National Labour Bureau chief A. ...
Posted: Friday, 25 January 2013 12:43:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Government
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Companies look to reduce bonuses, overtime and allowances to cater to new policy

BATU PAHAT: A number of companies are looking at reducing bonus, overtime and even allowances to counter increase of production or service costs following implementation of minimum wage policy. Batu Pahat Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CCCBP) ...
Posted: Tuesday, 22 January 2013 2:36:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Effects of minimum wage to be addressed

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet will announce measures to address employers' concern over higher costs following the implementation of minimum wage for foreign labour, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. “The cost of ...
Posted: Tuesday, 22 January 2013 2:33:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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'Minimum wage will reduce foreign force'

JOHOR BARU: The implementation of minimum wages will ultimately reduce Malaysia's dependence on foreign workers in certain sectors which can be filled by local workers. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the phasing out ...
Posted: Monday, 21 January 2013 3:56:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Government
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Job opportunities aplenty in Johor due to good governance

By Mohd Farhaan Shah JOHOR BARU: A good and stable government has resulted in the creation of many job opportunities for people to find work here. State Unity, Human Resource, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman M. Asojan ...
Posted: Friday, 18 January 2013 12:43:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Government
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Do young fresh graduates make better employees than older experienced ones?

By Melissa Norman THERE is often a level of “prevailing wisdom” that leads many companies to shun fresh university graduates in favour of highly experienced people coming from competitive firms. The argument in favour of this policy ...
Posted: Thursday, 17 January 2013 12:25:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Key factors in retaining talent in the audit industry

PETALING JAYA: Opportunities to gain diversified experience, high future earnings potential and job security are among the top key factors in talent retention for the audit industry in Malaysia, according to the recently launched “Optimising ...
Posted: Wednesday, 16 January 2013 12:59:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Minimum wage: Decision on inclusions next week

Minimum wage: Cabinet will decide on proposal to include other costs and annual levy THE government is unlikely to backdate the implementation even if the Cabinet agrees to a proposal to include several costs and the RM1,250 annual levy into the ...
Posted: Monday, 14 January 2013 2:15:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Inflating the talent pool

It is no secret that the oil and gas (O&G) sector is in dire need of skilled workers to meet the rising demand for energy. The growing emphasis on meeting the labour needs of the industry can pave the way for Malaysia to fill not just a ...
Posted: Friday, 11 January 2013 1:15:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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MEF maintains objection to base salary

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has reiterated its position that minimum wages should be set by industry players and not the government. In an interview with FMT, MEF’s executive director Shamsuddin Baran said market ...
Posted: Thursday, 10 January 2013 4:48:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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It’s a breach of work ethics to FB at work, not graft

PUTRAJAYA: Surfing on social media sites or engaging in personal matters during work hours is a breach of work ethics, not a form of corruption. In clarifying a statement attributed to her name in media reports recently, MACC deputy chief ...
Posted: Thursday, 10 January 2013 4:44:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Government
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