MEF, MTUC want EIS to be fine-tuned for improvement


PETALING JAYA: While many have hailed the Employment Insu­ra­nce System (EIS) as a secure safety net for retrenched workers, some associations say more should be done to further improve the scheme.

Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Sham­suddin Bardan (pic) said the scheme has a large pool of contributors, but only a few would benefit from it.

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