The Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya has urged the new government not to be gullible when buying trains from China due to issues with similar purchases in the past. The union also cautioned the government against employing the previous administration’s direct-tender method, which it said is against Harapan’s promise to be transparent. The advice came […]
Companies have long been aware that sick children have an impact on the professional lives of parents, who are obliged to take time off or work from home, which may then affect their efficiency. But is the converse also true? In a recent study, a team of researchers set out to assess the impact of […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — Could and should companies sack their staff over misconduct such as making racist or offensive remarks, when such actions are not done during office hours? Malay Mail asked groups representing Malaysian employees and employers respectively, particularly in the wake of two cases where Malaysians reportedly lost their jobs over […]
The ILO/MTUC Labour Law Reform was held from 17-19 December 2018. During this session, MTUC Secretary General, Bro J Solomon highlighted that it is high time unions and workers have a say on the amendments of the labour law in order to imprint the balance of power between employers and workers which […]
20-12-2018, Wisma MTUC MTUC received the delegation study visit by Guangxi Federation of Trade Unions from People’s Republic of China today in Wisma MTUC. The delegation from China was lead by Mr Yuan Dexin-Vice Chairman of Guangxi Federation of Trade Unions, Mr Wei Kexuan-Director of Research, Mr Wei Shaodong-Head of Asset Supervision and Management […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran insists his idea to cut 20% from the foreign workers’ basic salaries will be a win-win situation for both workers and employers. He was responding to criticism from a rights group, who said that the proposal to cut workers’ salary was against human rights principles. […]
