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Socso to raise wage limit for benefits
Workers earning up to RM3,000 a month will be eligible to claims under an amended Social Security Organisation (Socso) law which will be tabled in Cabinet soon.
Views sought on coverage for self-employed
The Human Resources Ministry is turning to various European nations and South Korea in its bid to get social security coverage for self-employed people.
Designed for work safety
More visits are being planned to offices throughout the country this year to emphasise the need for ergonomic designs at the workplace, said Department of Occupational Safety and Health director-general Dr Johari Basri.
Socso should rethink proposal on widowers
THE Social Security Organisation (Socso) plans to amend its Act to provide more benefits to its members. Under the proposals, the beneficiaries will be the widows and widowers. The proposed amendment will also encourage the disabled members to be productive again, writes V.K. Chin.
Socso rise 'will not burden employers'
The increase in Socso payments will not burden employers as statistics reveal that labour costs, especially in the manufacturing sector, have decreased over the past few years.
White knight for Long Huat
FINANCIALLY-TROUBLED Long Huat Group Bhd has found a white knight that would transform the timber-based company into a manufacturer of laminated foams and mattresses under a comprehensive debt-restructuring programme.
Association out to help working women
A group of women trade unionists have set up an association to be a catalyst to help solve unsettled problems affecting working women.
‘Women suffer more at workplace’
More female than male administrative workers suffer from health problems related to poorly designed office furniture and workstations in the country, a recent study revealed.
Going for insurance
In the second part of the report on Building an Innovative Healthcare System: Options for Malaysia by LOH FOON FONG, who received the World Health Organisation Journalism Fellowship recently and visited Switzerland and Sweden to study their healthcare systems, she writes on the issues involved in a national health insurance scheme.
