PERKESO 24/7 protection scheme to be tabled in Parliament soon


KUALA LUMPUR: All workers in Malaysia – including those in the gig economy and freelancers – will have social security protection outside working hours and on weekends under a new scheme.

Deputy Human Resources Minister Abdul Rahman Mohamad said the Non-Workplace Accident Scheme (SKBBK) is urgently needed given the worrying accident rate among workers in the country and the increase of flexible working arrangements.

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