KUALA LUMPUR: The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has announced that the suspension of the 80:20 employment ratio requirement for the manufacturing sector will continue until the Multi-Tiered Levy Mechanism (MTLM) is fully implemented. The 80:20 policy refers to the employment condition that mandates a ratio of 80% local workers and 20% foreign workers in...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a Bangladeshi company director with a Datuk title on suspicion of submitting documents with false details regarding the application of a foreign worker quota worth RM1.1mil for Human Resources Ministry approval. According to a source within the Selangor MACC, the man, in his 40s, was arrested around...
PUTRAJAYA: The freeze on foreign worker employment quota applications will continue until a date to be announced later. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said this is because the total number of foreign workers in the country as of Sept 15 is nearing the stipulated ceiling. He said the total number of foreign workers in the...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is looking for two people to assist in the probe over a project involving the registration as well as the intake and biometric information storage of foreign workers. The MACC said various efforts have been made to contact the duo, including through their lawyers, but they have not presented...
