Following the slower demand for labour during the Covid-19 outbreak, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that most companies retained their staff by paying lower salaries.

According to the Malaysian Employers Federation's Salary Survey for Executives and Non-Executives 2021, more employers are giving salary increases to their employees in 2021 than in 2020, hinting at a positive business recovery in the nation.

According to the Department of Statistics's Statistics of Labour Force report, Malaysia has the lowest unemployment rate this year, with only 4.3% in October, the lowest since April 2020.

Employers sometimes have to recruit new replacements every two years to fill job openings. Therefore, the "job-hopping" behaviour among Gen Z and Millennials is a concerning trend.

MEF said that even with the post-pandemic economic blues, Malaysia, unlike Europe or the United States, will not see an exodus of workers quitting from their jobs anytime soon.

As it is difficult to hire foreign workers, a multinational corporation uses incentives to reduce rank-and-file local worker resignations from 52% to less than 7%. Here's how they do it.

According to Salary Trends Report 2021/2022, Malaysian employees are expected to see a real wage increase of 2.8% next year, up from a 1.5% growth in 2021.

The Human Resources Ministry recently proposed keeping prison records confidential to ensure that former prisoners are able to join the workforce. 

According to a survey by Allianz, 77% of Malaysian jobseekers feel that job security is a crucial factor when looking out for job opportunities.

The number of job vacancies advertised in Malaysia increased to 90,502 in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21). It is an increase from 90,218 in the previous quarter and 19,169 in 2Q20.