Over 98% of manufacturing sector workers signed up under the Public-Private Partnership Covid-19 Industry Immunisation Programme (PIKAS) have gotten at least the first dose of the vaccine. 

The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) wants the government to look into giving "special passports" for workers who are unable to receive vaccination due to medical reasons. 

In Johor, only those who have completed the 14-day or 28-day window after two-dose or one-dose vaccination, respectively, will be authorised to work in the manufacturing sector. 

Many SMEs are part of the supply chain for larger businesses and cybercriminals often target them due to the lower security. The endgame is to go through SMEs to reach larger companies.

If not for the government's rescue packages cushioning the blow on businesses, the number would have been higher. However, economists say these financial packages were only a bandaid. 

The Court of Appeal has ruled that an ex-insurance company executive was constructively dismissed after the employer downgraded his ranking seven years ago.

Many jobs lost during the pandemic may not be refilled when the economy reopens, due to the heavy changes in the employment landscape in the new norm. 

The Court found that the employer had disguised the claimant's permanent position as a fixed-term contract and its claim of the claimant's redundancy was unfounded.

The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) said that company secretary firms can now operate under Phase One & Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), subject to its approval. 

The medical benefits will cover over 11,000 of Citi Malaysia's staff and dependents for private hospitalisation costs of up to RM30,000.