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20 June 2014
MARAN, June 20 (Bernama) — The revision of the minimum salary scheme will be finalised in August, said Human Resource Deputy Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Mutalib. He said the scheme review process was now in the final stage and the announcement of the results would be made by Human Resource Minister Datuk Richard Riot […]
MELAKA, June 20 (Bernama) — Some 10,000 public and private sector workers are expected to attend the Labour Day Assembly 2014 to be held at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) here Saturday. The Human Resource Ministry said in a statement that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to officiate the assembly […]
The United States government has downgraded Malaysia along with three other countries – Thailand, The Gambia and Venezuela – to Tier 3 in its annual Trafficking of Persons (TIP) Report. Listing out these countries’ “broken promises” over several years, the US said placing these countries on the lowest possible ranking was due to the […]
19 June 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: Perodua and its workers’ unions have signed a Collective Agreement for the former to increase the wages, allowances and benefits for its non-executive staff by 10%. In a statement today, Perodua said the agreement was signed to help cope with the higher cost of living and recognise their contribution to the company. The […]
18 June 2014
Khalil Majeed PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today hit out at Public Accounts Committee (PAC) deputy chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw for his statement regarding MAS Employees Union of Peninsular Malaysia (Maseu). At a press conference at Wisma MTUC, its secretary-general N. Gopal Kishnam said the PAC deputy chairman was “barking up […]
16 June 2014
BY BOO SU-LYN KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — An influential parliamentary committee said today that it will haul in the Home ministry to explain its faulty databases which make it impossible to track the number of foreign workers in the country. Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said there are an […]
15 June 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 (Bernama) — Employees’ unions in Malaysia Airlines (MAS) have come under fire from one of the country’s longest-serving Members of Parliament for obstructing efforts to turn around MAS with their “unreasonable” demands and threats. Dr. Tan Seng Giaw, the eight-term MP for Kepong, said the “MAS saga” had been going on […]
12 June 2014
PETALING JAYA, June 12 (Bernama)– The minimum wages policy has succeeded in encouraging more locals to seek employment in sectors which were previously monopolised by foreigners, said Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), Deputy Secretary General, A. Balasubramaniam. He told BERNAMA that policy’s positive effect was seen in more locals being employed at supermarkets, petrol pumps, […]