PUTRAJAYA: The Social Security Organisation’s (PERKESO) Employment Injury Scheme for Non-Work Accidents (Lindung 24 Jam) remains mandatory for foreign workers, says Datuk Seri R. Ramanan (pic).
“The Cabinet has decided that contributions to the Lindung 24 Jam scheme will no longer be mandatory for local employees but will instead be implemented on a voluntary basis with immediate effect after taking into account the views of the people,” the Human Resources Minister said in a statement yesterday.
He said the decision, which takes immediate effect, allows Malaysian workers to choose whether to contribute to the scheme based on their own needs and circumstances.
Ramanan said PERKESO would announce the implementation mechanism and voluntary enrolment process for local employees in the near future.
Despite the change, Ramanan stressed that the scheme remains an important social security initiative, providing protection to workers who suffer accidents outside working hours and away from the workplace, including while carrying out their daily activities.
He said safeguarding the welfare and social security of Malaysia’s workforce remains PERKESO’s highest priority as an agency under the Human Resources Ministry.
It was previously reported that more than nine million contributors under the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4) would be automatically covered under the scheme from June 1.
