Register foreign workers


By P.ARUNA

PETALING JAYA: All employers must register their foreign workers with the Peninsular Malaysia Manpower Department within 14 days from the date of employment, or face a fine of nearly up RM10,000.

In a statement, department director-general Mohd Jeffrey Joakim said employers must also inform the department within 30 days after terminating these workers, regardless of the reason, as well as who initiated the severance of employment, or whether it is because the work permit had expired.

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