‘Defer amendments to Employment Act’

PETALING JAYA: The Employment Act amendments scheduled to be introduced on Sept 1 should be put off until businesses are able to fully recover, says the Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM).

Its president, Oliver Wee Hiang Chyn, stated that the construction industry will struggle to accommodate the additional costs incurred as a result of the Employment Act 1995 change, claiming that such costs were not budgeted for by contractors.