After two years of facing the global Covid-19 crisis, which has hammered economies around the world, Malaysia will be on the road to recovery in 2022.

Lembaga Tabung Haji recently launched THiJARI Biz, an application that allows employers to contribute to their employees' pilgrimage fund on a monthly basis via wage deduction.

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.

To reduce redundancy, the prime minister said the government had chosen to place all upskilling and reskilling training programmes under KSM, which would be overseen by HRD Corp.

The postponement of Estimated Tax Payable (CP204) and Instalment Payment Scheme (CP500) will be provided automatically to eligible small micro and medium enterprises (MSME) from 1 Jan until 30 June 2022.

Expatriates arriving in Malaysia via Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) can now get Immigration pass stickers at the airport's Expatriate Services Division Satellite Centre.

Malaysia has decided to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Protocol 29 as a testament to the country's commitment to eradicate forced labour.

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

UOB Malaysia recently announced that it is providing most of its workers the choice to work remotely up to two days per week once the government fully lifts Covid-19 restrictions. 

Under the "Malaysian Greening Programme: 100 Million Tree Planting Campaign", individuals will receive a 7% tax deduction while companies will get 10% of the total annual aggregate income.