Over 292,000 registered for EIS

All smiles: Aseh (standing, in blue) taking a photo with Socso contributors during his visit to Wisma Perkeso Selangor. With him are Socso board member Datuk Abdul Halim Mansor (Aseh’s right) Selangor Socso director Zainol Abu (third from right).

PETALING JAYA: A total of 292,250 employers have registered for the Employment Insurance Scheme (EIS), a social safety net for retrenched workers managed by Social Security Organisation (Socso), says its chairman Tan Sri Aseh Che Mat.

He said EIS took effect on Jan 1 this year and RM36.8mil has been collected for the scheme so far.