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12 June 2014
BY FAIZAL NOR IZHAM KUALA LUMPUR. June 12 — The Employees Provident (EPF) has been hailed as a “success story” by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). But the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has reminded EPF to maintain high standards of transparency and efficiency in all its undertakings to safeguard contributors’ interests. “It’s good that […]
11 June 2014
PETALING JAYA, June 11 (Bernama) — Trade Unions Congress in Government-Linked Companies (GLC), has requested that the government includes a review of pension payment for GLC pensioners in the 2015 Budget agenda. Its president, Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal said based on its study, it was revealed that some GLC pensioners received monthly pensions of as […]
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has laid to rest concerns over the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) management of retirement savings, with parliamentary panel’s chief saying today that it is managed according to international standards. Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the standards imposed on EPF by its board is higher than […]
10 June 2014
PUTRAJAYA, June 10 (Bernama) — The Malaysian government has undertaken various initiatives to constantly ensure that an effective and dynamic labour administration system prevails in the country, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem. He said it was a demonstration of Malaysia’s commitment with regard to the critical role played by labour administration […]
BY YUEN MEIKENG KUALA LUMPUR: DAP has called for the minimum wage to be increased to RM1,100 so that it will be above the poverty line and aid those in the low income group. Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng (DAP – Bagan) said Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan implemented a minimum wage […]
9 June 2014
KUCHING, June 9 (Bernama) — The way forward to resolve the labour shortage in the oil palm industry is to increase the level of mechanisation, said Minister Of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said while attempts to create a bigger pool of workforce were being made, oil palm industry players […]
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) — To attract and retain new talents, the private sector should continue to improve its offers to the workforce, on which its success depends, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday. In his keynote address at Invest Malaysia 2014, Najib said this would be particularly important when […]
7 June 2014
RESIDENTS of Prestige V in Batu Maung, Penang, are unhappy that some of the houses in their neighbourhood are allegedly being used as hostels for foreign workers. Five residents, said to be speaking on behalf of the others, claimed that about 25 of the 81 houses at the new residential area in Lorong Bidara had […]