S'pore firms to M'sian employees: Pack your clothes, come back, stay put


JOHOR BARU: Singaporean employers have started giving their employees “time off” to go back to Malaysia, pack their clothes and come back as they are anticipating a total closure of all land borders with the island republic beginning Wednesday (March 18).

Malaysian employees who do not return to Singapore by Tuesday night (March 17) will be given two weeks of unpaid leave.

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