 | MEF fully supports the Minister of Human Resources on the Deferment of Implementation of Employment Act Amendment The amended Employment Act 1955 (EA 1955), among other things, reduces weekly working hours from 48 to 45, maternity leave has been increased from 60 days to 98 days while paternity leave of 7 days was introduced for the first time.Press Release
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Monday, 29 August 2022 |
 | 98-day maternity leave proposed Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said the federation is open to having more maternity leave, subject to the cost not being loaded on employers, but borne by the government or social security.The Star
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Sunday, 6 October 2019 |
| | Raw deal for local workers MEF executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said this would be due to several factors: the foreign worker levy now imposed on employers rather than employees, the implementation of the Employee Insurance Scheme (EIS)..The Sun
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Monday, 8 January 2018 |
| | Painful cost transfers ahead According to MEF executive director Shamsuddin Bardan, the 90 days maternity leave to be implemented from next January will cause employers to incur additional RM50 million in cost annually.Sin Chew Daily
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Tuesday, 26 December 2017 |
| | Not an offence to refuse 90 days’ maternity leave, MEF tells ministry MEF executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said that while the Federal Constitution is indeed the supreme set of laws, it does not enforce any legal provision allowing for a 90-day maternity leave,..Malay Mail
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Sunday, 17 December 2017 |
 | Extension of Maternity Leave We asked the Malaysian Employers Federation, MEF what did they think about the proposal to push the maternity leave for the private sector from 60 to 90 days. Also, how will flexi-hours affect productivity?Ringgit Sense TV3
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Tuesday, 7 November 2017 |
| | Government should share cost of 90-day Maternity Leave The government should put in place appropriate mechanisms to support employers bear the additional cost increases should maternity leave be extended from the current 60 days to 90 days, as was proposedby the YAB Prime Minister in tabling the Budget 2018 in Parliament recently.
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Tuesday, 31 October 2017 |
| | More maternity, paternity leave will burden bosses, says MEF “We are very much stretched now in that the number of working days for an employee in Malaysia is already quite low,” said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Shamsuddin Bardan.Free Malaysia Today
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Friday, 8 September 2017 |
| | Malaysian Employers Federation not happy The Employment (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament on Oct 6 after it was withdrawn last July to further refine the proposed amendments.Selangor Times
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Monday, 31 October 2011 |
| | Malaysian Employers Federation not happy The Employment (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament on Oct 6 after it was withdrawn last July to further refine the proposed amendments.Selangor Times
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Monday, 31 October 2011 |