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Sarawak employers reminded to register during Whitening Period

KUCHING: The Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) Sarawak is currently implementing the “Whitening Period” programme, providing an opportunity for all employers to register their companies and employees. In a press release today, it was announced that this programme started on May 1 and will end on June 30, prior to the enforcement of Ops Kesan in […]

A labour problem – changing the education system

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. – Confucius, Chinese philosopher The phenomenon which employers are facing these days with staffing has its root causes in four anchors. An education system that does not teach what is necessary to be a productive employee – in both substance of matter and personality […]

Minimum wage: Compounds totalling RM35,700 issued to errant employers

KUALA LUMPUR: Compounds amounting to RM35,700 were issued to employers nationwide for failing to comply with the Minimum Wages Order 2022 enforced from May 1 until Dec 31 last year. Deputy Human Resources Minister Mustapha Sakmud said during the period, the Department of Labour in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak conducted checks on 28,722 premises, […]

Employers should give off day for medical checkup

KUCHING: Datuk Wee Hong Seng agrees that employers should not only encourage workers but give them an additional day off to go for medical checkup. The Kuching City South Council (MBKS) Mayor said what was suggested by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin that employers should give workers an extra day of leave to undergo health screening […]

Fair aims to help students and employers

SERIAN: The Education and Career Fair 2022 organised by the Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) is a unique platform to enhance networking between institutions and the public, especially students and teachers. Its minister, Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn, hoped students and teachers could get accurate information about careers and education from the […]

Man nabbed for threatening former employer

MARUDI: A 40-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly threatening his former employer with a shotgun. Marudi district police chief, DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib said the suspect was nabbed after he had discharged a shotgun during an argument with his former employer inside a logging camp in Long Bedian on July 5. “Initial […]

Bosses: Four-day week? No way Jose!

KUCHING: Most employers, especially those in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are reluctant and not ready to cut down on present five-day work week to four days. X-FAB Sarawak director of Human Resources Maureen Labarge noted that the work-from-home (WFH) concept was not feasible for certain job tasks. Recalling the WFH concept at the height […]

Shorter work week: Many factors in play

KUCHING: Shortening working hours in a country that has many public holidays needs to be reevaluated. In stating this, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Human Development Programme Associate Professor Dr Abdul Halim Busari said the economic and social aspects as well as work life balance must also be taken into account before arriving at a decision. […]

4-day workweek — is it really worth it?

KUCHING: Many have called for the standard workweek to be reduced from five days to four. However, there are concerns over its practicality and the ways in which it can benefit both employers and employees. What about in terms of mental health? According to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Department of Psychological Medicine medical lecturer Dr […]

Employers need to manage flexible working hours properly

KUCHING: Andrew Lo, the secretary of Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), says while it is expected that the majority of employees wanted flexible working hours, this needs to be properly managed by employers. “Flexibility comes in many forms. For example, staggered hours, longer hours, less working days and working from home. “But it has to be consistent and […]