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 […]
Guidelines on hybrid operations in states entering phase two of NRP tomorrow
PUTRAJAYA: Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali today issued guidelines on the approach to be used for the hybrid operations of government offices, involving attendance at the office and working from home (WFH), in five states which will enter Phase Two of movement control under the National Recovery Plan (NRP) […]
Women’s challenges working from home
KUCHING: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many workers are working from home (WFH). The Malaysian government recently decided 80 percent of government staff and 40 percent of private sector workers would work from home to flatten the Covid-19 infection curve. Based on a research entitled ‘Working from Home (WFH): Is Malaysia Ready for Digital Society?’, […]
Ugly side unfolding about working from home
KUALA LUMPUR: A regional human resource consultant reveals that an ugly side is unfolding with growing discontent and rumblings about working from home (WFH) where the fine lines of virtual abuse and work-life balance are being compromised. Among complaints include having to sacrifice private time, demanding employers, a lack of work-life balance, solving employer-employee conflicts […]
Additional restrictions to reduce movement
PUTRAJAYA: Additional restrictions to tighten the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 will be implemented through two strategies, namely work from home (WFH) directive and limiting business operating hours effective May 25 for the entire Peninsula and Labuan. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said it was […]
Work from home, a new norm that should be continued
KUALA LUMPUR: The Work From Home (WFH) or remote working, which has been widely practiced since the movement control order (PKP) was implemented more than a year ago, is gaining acceptance although many find it awkward initially. The reopening of the service sector and the availability of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country to curb […]
Work from home policy still applies
KUALA LUMPUR: The work from home (WFH) policy for the public sector and industries under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) still applies throughout the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) and the recovery movement control order (RMCO). Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said workforce for offices […]
Cuepacs responds to gov’t WFH idea
KUALA LUMPUR: Cuepacs has urged the government and private sector employers to provide facilities such as Internet access and laptops to staff who work from home (WFH) in furtherance of the government desire to extend the WFH arrangement. Its president, Adnan Mat, said facilities similar to what employees enjoy at the workplace should be provided […]
Act 446 can help redeem Malaysia’s image in managing foreign workers
PUTRAJAYA: Enforcement of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) could, among others, help redeem Malaysia’s image in managing foreign workers, said Human Resource Minister, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. He said the ministry which had an important role in redeeming this image such as the country seen as treating workers […]
Govt mulls extending WFH facility with full pay to look after sick family members
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is looking into extending the work from home (WFH) arrangement for both public and private sector staff and giving full pay to enable workers to care for an ailing family member, or in the case of men, to help their wives look after a newborn child. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin […]
