The Government should review the number of foreign workers required by Malaysia given the high cost of employing foreign workers.

The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDNM) introduced another innovative electronic services via online under the brand ez-HASiL, i.e. Mobile Filing (m-Filing) for smartphone users.

Please be informed that the Ministry of Human Resources is conducting the National Employment Return (NER) 2011 survey from March to June 2012.

Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) merujuk kepada artikel muka depan akhbar New Straits Times pada 16 Mac 2012 bertajuk “Visa Loophole, Boosts Sex Trade” dan ingin memberi maklumbalas kepada artikel tersebut.

The private sector employees received higher salary increments this year but bonuses are expected to continue its downward trend, revealed the latest MEF Salary Surveys for Executives and Non-Executives 2011.

The Malaysian Employers Federation feels that the minimum wage implementation for the private sector needs a longer grace period for employers to make the necessary adjustments in balancing the extra labour cost to be in line with productivity level.

Employers will have a tough time adjusting to the latest requirements under the newly announced minimum wage policy, said Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Shamsuddin Bardan.

Job opportunities are not scarce in the country, as employers are always looking for fresh talent. However, it seems that the qualities they seek in an employee are not available among local graduates.

Rigid labour laws are a major obstacle to setting a higher retirement age for the private sector because employers are reluctant to retain those they deem as unfit for any number of reasons, including disciplinary and health reasons.

With Malaysia in the final stages of drafting a new law to increase the retirement age in the private sector from 55 to 60, retirees can look forward to the opportunity of working longer and earning more money.

Some 200,000 small businesses will be hard-pressed to continue operations if a blanket minimum wage is implemented, putting up to four million jobs at risk, employers say.

You are 54 years old and it's the "last straight to the finish" as you look forward to your 55th birthday which marks the day you retire.

Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Shamsuddin Bardan says if the Minimum Wage Policy is implemented in all sectors, some 200,000 small-time employers will have to close shop.

如果政府要在所有领域落实最低薪金制，大马雇联联合会执行董事三苏丁估计，多达20万名的小老板将因付不起薪金调涨而结束营业。国家薪金咨询理事会向政府建议让微型企业豁免最低薪金制已被否决。

大马雇联调查报告指出，忠诚于一家公司的员工，在非制造业并不常见。雇联联合会执行董事三苏丁说，雇主平均要花2万5千令吉至3 万令吉，培训新人取代跳槽的员工。