PETALING JAYA: Amendments to the Employment Act 1955 (EA 1955), scheduled to be implemented on Sept 1, will be too costly to employers and should be reconsidered, said the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).
Its president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the amendments would see employers absorbing an estimated additional cost of RM110.99 bil per year which was very challenging as employers were heavily impacted due to Covid-19.
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