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Happy at work: Keeping our workers mentally healthy is very important as mental health issues are plaguing our workforce more and more now. – 123rf.com

THE new year is here, and so are the eagerly awaited amendments to the Employment Act 1955 – dashing the hopes of employers who have been urging for their implementation to be deferred again.

Many employers in Malaysia expressed concerns when Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar announced on Dec 21 that the government was going ahead and implementing amendments to the Employment Act 1955 starting from today, Jan 1.

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