The National Security Council (MKN) is considering providing the labour department with the authority to take action against employers who violate the work from home ruling.  

The government is limiting the capacity of workers at construction sites to 60%. However, operating hours of construction works are subject to directives from the local authorities. 

You might have noticed some differences in the latest SOPs compared to the older iteration of MCO 3.0. Here are the major changes between the updated SOPs versus the previous ones:

Mass Covid-19 testing for factory workers in Penang using the pooled saliva RT-PCR testing method will begin next week.

PPMM President Che Johan Che Hassan said that these spot checks are necessary due to the increasing Covid-19 cases with new workplace clusters showing up every day. 

Bosses can now purchase the Covid-19 vaccine for their workers through the Selangor government via the SELangkah application.

An individual travelling for work does not require a police permit and can instead provide the necessary documents when stopped by police. 

Malaysia and Singapore will allow travel between both countries on compassionate grounds beginning May 17.

Some workers are still working on reduced wages. According to employers, they can only reinstate full salaries after business has picked up. 

From April 1, all private sector companies can operate at 100% capacity for management and operations support group in CMCO/PKPB areas.