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The country has long had a law criminalising the giving or receiving of bribes by individuals in both commercial and public life …

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A Bill establishing a SOCSO-administered statutory redundancy fund has been adopted and is likely to come into operation on January 1st 2019 …

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Companies successfully registered with the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) may now apply for the exemption of minimum salary for Employment Pass Category III through the ESD system for the year 2018 …

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The Human Resources Ministry has responded to newspaper reports based on trade union claims that hotels are banning staff from wearing the tudung (Muslim headscarf) …

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Prime Minister Najib Razak is planning to give all women in the private sector the right to 90 days paid maternity leave – to bring them into line with the public sector (where total leave for all births is capped at 300 days) …

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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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