Malaysia is one of Asia's biggest employers of foreign labour. But recently, cases of deaths, abuse and forced labour have come to light. What is going on? Who is protecting these migrant workers?
PETALING JAYA: Performance-driven reward systems will become a norm in workplaces as employers are forced to “rework their compensation packages” to attract and engage with their employees. This is because salary increases fell by 0.4% to 5.2% last year, according to the 2016 Total Compensation Measurement (TCM) Survey by Aon Hewitt. Although the gross domestic […]
PETALING JAYA: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is looking to sell some of its buildings in Britain, which could fetch it a cool £100mil (RM550mil) in profit. The fund has put two office buildings, namely, St James Square, West End, SW1 and Tower Bridge House, E1, formerly known as the K2 building at St Katharine […]
SHAH ALAM: Employers of illegal foreign workers can now legalise their employment under the Immigration Department’s E-kad (enforcement card) programme starting from Feb 15. The registration will be available at all Immigration Department offices in the peninsula. Equipped with a biometric security system, the E-kad registration will be free and valid for one year – […]
MP SPEAKS As our public debt soars while the ringgit falls, the government once again proves its incompetence in managing the nation’s coffers. The government’s haphazard treatment of instrumental policies is a manifestation of ineptitude as it stumbles through efforts to reduce our deficit from decades of financial mismanagement, waste and corruption. Take for example […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The fate of 1,000 workers of the popular tea drink, Chatime, is in limbo after its Taiwanese franchisor ends the right of its Malaysian partner. Master franchisee for Malaysia, Loob Holding Sdn Bhd, said La Kaffa International Co Ltd recently decided to prematurely end the franchise, which still has 24 years to go. […]
PETALING JAYA: Taking the Health Ministry’s lead, doctors are looking to implement the bundle system in clinics to cut medical costs. GPs would adopt the system to ensure fair, transparent and standardised charges, better care, and patient safety, Health Ministry deputy director-general Datuk Dr Jeyaindran Sinnadurai told Sunday Star. He said GPs were in discussion […]
COMMENTARIES on a coherent foreign labour policy have again emerged in the last few weeks. The common consensus is that Malaysia does need foreign labour, but there needs to be a holistic policy on foreign labour which has certainty to enable planning by employers and it should be consistent as flip-flops are costly to businesses. […]
PETALING JAYA: Eco World Development Group Bhd and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), which are teaming up for the third time, are undertaking maiden township developments in Penang. Under the joint venture (JV), they will be building two townships in Batu Kawan in Seberang Prai with a combined gross development value of RM7.76bil. “The land […]
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