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Skills are key, says MEF
BUSINESS administration, engineering and computing qualifications will continue to be sought after by companies hiring in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Syed Hussain appointed new president of M'sian Employers Federation
PETALING JAYA (BERNAMA): Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman has been elected as the new president of the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) for the 2020-2022 term, effective Thursday (Sept 17).
We need more time, say employers
PETALING JAYA: It has been over a week since a new law on worker accommodation came into force, but industries are asking for up to a one-year extension to meet the fresh requirements.
Skills mismatch an issue of concern
SKILLS mismatch has been a persistent issue in Malaysia where the expertise of jobseekers, particularly fresh graduates, do not match industry requirements.
CIMB Group targets to reduce cost by around RM500m for FY20
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group Holdings Bhd aims to aggressively rationalise cost following the impact of the challenging economic environment and is targetting an absolute cost reduction of around RM500mil or 5% for full year 2020.
Call for priority for locals under redeployment initiative
PETALING JAYA: Employers are calling for the government to loosen the terms and allow hiring of all foreign workers under the redeployment initiative but workers’ unions are against it, saying that jobless locals should be given priority.
Pact with few gains and many risks
FROM the Industrial Relations Act to problems at the workplace brought about by Covid-19, the country’s two main bodies representing bosses and workers have a history of being at loggerheads. But for once, the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) and Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) are seeing eye to eye, united by their vehement opposition to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Foreign labour conundrum
A clear long-term direction is needed to solve the issue of the country over-relying on foreigners to do certain jobs
Not happy with shift on foreign labour policy
PETALING JAYA: Bosses have slammed the government’s move to restrict foreign labour to the construction, agriculture and plantation sectors in the future, saying this will further devastate other industries trying to recover from the movement control order.
