KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 25): The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has urged insurance providers to extend coverage for Covid-19 to their existing policyholders, as part of their national duty in the concerted battle against the pandemic.
Its president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the increasing number of cases necessitated insurance providers to fulfil their role to support the government and policyholders by extending coverage.
“Employers cannot absorb additional costs passed on to them without insurance coverage.
“With increasing cases and limited space in government hospitals, the private sector employees infected with Covid-19 have no choice but to utilise the services of private hospitals, if so required,” he said in a statement today.
PETALING JAYA: The ongoing pandemic and second movement control order have proven to be a challenge for businesses, but some are tapping on the gig economy and digital platforms to stay afloat.
The Straits Times
Worries over Malaysia s workplace virus clusters
Sanitisation takes place every night after closing time at Sunway Pyramid shopping mall, Malaysia.PHOTO: SUNWAY MALLS AND THEME PARKS
Hazlin Hassan Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur
PublishedJan 23, 2021, 5:00 am SGT
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PETALING JAYA: Many companies are still unsure whether they are allowed to operate after the latest movement control order went into effect on Wednesday, with the list constantly changing.
However, business owners and associations said the process of obtaining the notification letter from the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) to be allowed to operate was a straightforward one.
Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said companies were able to apply for the letter, which allows workers to travel to work during the MCO period, through a dedicated website.
“Previously, workers only needed a letter from the company to allow them to travel, but this time around, the authorities also require a letter from Miti.
Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan told StarBiz that 2021 has to take into account the 2020 cohort that are coming out of the education system.
PETALING JAYA: The worsening Covid-19 situation that has triggered a second round of movement control order (MCO) in Malaysia has once again cast the spotlight on unemployment.
Businesses are staring at a road full of uncertainties ahead even with the hint of vaccine optimism and as it is, unemployment in 2021 remains jittery.
Many are worried that this MCO, with its possible extensions, would be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
With the expectations of an economic reset as soon as a massive inoculation can be carried out with the Covid-19 vaccine availability, Malaysia has a herculean task on its shoulders, which is to deal with 764,400 that are currently unemployed and possibly around one million new entrants to the job market.