Employers welcome 2% EPF rate for foreign workers as economic relief


PETALING JAYA: Setting the employers’ EPF contribution rate at 2% instead of the previously proposed 12% offers immediate relief to businesses and aids economic recovery, says the Malaysian Employers Federation.

Its president, Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman, expressed support for the government's decision to cap the employers’ EPF contribution rate for foreign workers at 2%, acknowledging its impact on operational costs.

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