MEF calls for stricter MCO without disrupting economic recovery 18 May 2021 / 15:41 H.
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has expressed support for the implementation of stricter Movement Control Order (MCO) to flatten the curve of new infections particularly in Selangor which recently recorded more than 1,000 new cases per day.
However, its president Dato’ Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman JP urged the authorities not to implement full lock down of the economy as such intervention would further stifle economic recovery.
“We are very concerned by the increasing rate of daily infections in Malaysia which exceeded 4,800 new cases on Tuesday with Selangor leading the tally with 1,743 new cases,” she said in a statement today.
Movie theatres are bracing for huge losses with third MCO ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN
PETALING JAYA: It is like a bad movie for cinema operators. Just when seats were beginning to fill up again, another round of the movement control order (MCO) brought the curtains down on them again.
For Golden Screen Cinemas branding manager Sharmine Ishak, it is disheartening that cinemas have to close for a third time despite having been stringent in enforcing the standard operating procedures (SOP), a sentiment likely shared by others in the entertainment business.
Sharmine pointed out that moviegoers were required to sit apart from each other and need to have their masks on throughout the entire duration of the screening unless they are eating or drinking.
PETALING JAYA: The employment disparity between young men and women in the country is alarming.
More young Malaysian women are eager to join the workforce, have clearer career goals, and are more academically qualified, but they face higher unemployment rates.
This worrying trend was identified in a study by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute titled “Unemployment among Malaysia’s Youth: Structural Trends and Current Challenges”, authored by its senior fellow and Malaysia Studies Programme co-coordinator Lee Hwok Aun.
The paper, which was published on June 18,2020, addresses several factors affecting youth unemployment, and substantial gender disparity was one of them.
While diverse reasons affect employment opportunities among young Malaysian women, various bodies and non-governmental organisations say marriage-related reasons and cultural aspects play a vital role.
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As Klang Valley residents signed up for their AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination shots this May, one of the biggest questions is “Do I get a day off work for taking my vaccine?”
Well, as it turns out Malaysia has actually approved Covid-19 vaccination leave in April 2021.
Earlier in April, the Human Resources Ministry gave the green light for employers to grant their employees leave to take Covid-19 vaccine shot.
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But there’s a catch
Despite being in support of it, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan said that it’s up to the employer to grant the leave because “the government cannot declare a special holiday as it is not carried out on the same day.”
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to expand the Labour Recalibration Programme to include illegal immigrants in restaurant, cargo, wholesale and.