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According to Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed fraud losses by individuals in Malaysia have totaled RM4 …

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A new minimum wage policy is under review with final adjustment decided by 2018 …

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A Bill is before parliament that will introduce a compulsory private sector entrenchment insurance obligation …

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The Malaysian government has recently introduced two new E-Visas covering temporary business visitors and immigrant workers from eight Asian and two European countries: China, India,  Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Serbia, and Montenegro …

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Malaysia has decided to stop issuing work permits for North Korean manual workers following the assassination of the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in Kuala Lumpur earlier this year …

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The new Malaysian Employment Insurance Scheme (EIS) is likely to be introduced later this year with first payments due from January 1st 2018 …

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Companies are now strictly required to update information in the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) online system annually and also whenever there are any changes to the company’s information …

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The Human Resources Ministry is reviewing over 20 current labour laws to determine if greater employment protection and welfare provisions are necessary – especially for pregnant women …

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The average increase in total compensation last year was 5 …

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Employers who have undocumented employees may now apply for them to be given temporary visas without facing the threat of prosecution for hiring such workers …

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A new minimum wage will come into effect in Malaysia on July 1st 2016 …

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The Human Resources Ministry in Malaysia has announced that over the next year they will be pushing over 30 amendments to labour laws through the legislative process in preparation for the implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) in 2018 …

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The business community across Malaysia has reacted sharply against the sudden doubling of the government’s annual levy on foreign workers …

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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has warned that submitting a medical certificate containing false information in order to obtain paid sick leave is an offence under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act …

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The 2016 budget announced recently by Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Najib Abdul Razak, includes a proposal to raise the national minimum wage from the current 900 ringgit (209 US dollars) to 1,000 ringgit (233 US dollars) per month, with effect from July 1st next year …

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