Stimulus package to encourage employee retention

HERE’S more information on the wage subsidy programme announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as part of several initiatives through the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus package to help those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. Under the programme to encourage employee retention, a subsidy of RM600 is channelled to employers for every employee who earns RM4,000 and below (limited to 100 employees) for three months.

Q: Do employers have to make a new application every month to get the wage subsidy payment?