Do mental screening before hiring, employers told


PETALING JAYA: Employers should make mental health screening as a requirement before employing workers, Mental Health Promotion Advisory Council member Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said.

Referring to the recent case of a security guard who ran amok and killed a bank officer in Johor, he said the tragic incident could have been avoided if mental health screenings were carried out before hiring.

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