Burnt out working 52-hour weeks


PETALING JAYA: A staggering one in three Malaysian care workers expressed intention to leave their current position within the next five years, a report on the state of care workers across industries revealed.

This signalled a potential crisis for the care infrastructure as the country prepares for an ageing nation, the report by research initiative RE:CARE Project titled “Towards a Resilient Care Workforce: Lessons from Covid-19 in Malaysia” said.

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