UNSCRUPULOUS employers have submitted a total of 155 false claims under the Wage Subsidy Programme (WSP) amounting to almost RM20mil, says Deputy Human Resources Minister Awang Hashim.
He said the false claims were among 345 complaints lodged with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) against employers under the WSP.The programme was implemented in June to assist employers hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“From the complaints, Sosco identified 155 claims as fraudulent and misuse of WSP funds, ” he said when replying to a question from Datuk Mahfuz Omar (Amanah-Pokok Sena).
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