News about employees

KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): The Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) wholly-owned subsidiary Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd has appointed Adenan Md Yusof as managing director (MD) effective Monday (May 3, 2021) to contribute towards the development of the EPF's estimated 920ha (about 2,300 acres) Kwasa Damansara township in Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has clarified that members will continue to earn dividends for the remaining portion of their EPF savings up to age 100.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Members saving their retirement fund with the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) should have a say if there is a change in the existing way dividends are being paid annually to a tiered structure, its outgoing CEO Tunku Alizakri Alias (pictured) said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) “has identified at least seven assets” with a total estimated value of RM350 million to RM450 million to be put up for sale, sources told the Edge Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): I-Stone Group Bhd has temporarily halted production activities at two of its subsidiaries in Johor Bahru after 11 employees tested positive for Covid-19.

SHAH ALAM (Nov 5): Top Glove Corp Bhd confirmed that 17 of its employees have tested positive for the Covid-19 since January this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) is demanding urgent reinstatement of the blanket loan moratorium by a further two to three months across the country at least for the bottom 40% (B40) and middle 40% (M40) income groups as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

PUTRAJAYA (June 9): The Ministry of Health has called on companies and employers to screen all new employees for Covid-19 in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

PETALING JAYA (May 1): As hotels continue to suffer from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, many are closing down while those which are pushing on are struggling to keep staff.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): With many businesses having grounded to a halt during the Movement Control Order period, Malaysian manufacturers are appealing to the government to double its wage subsidy scheme to RM12 billion from RM5.