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HR Minister Sivakumar highlights that delayed or non-payment of wages constitutes forced labor, with potential trade repercussions for accused employers. Timely salary disbursal crucial per Employment Act 1955, Section 25 and 25(A).

Due to the overlap between the Chinese New Year and Federal Territory Day, private sector employees in the Federal Territory should be given an extra paid public holiday on February 3.

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

HR Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan urged private sector employers to consider giving their Hindu employees an extra day of unrecorded leave on the second day of Deepavali.

Themed "Keluarga Malaysia, Makmur Sejahtera", Budget 2022 has a total allocation of RM332.1bil, the largest ever for Malaysia. These are the highlights:

These proposed amendments aim to improve workers' safety, health, and welfare, as well as keep up with today's world, such as the work from home arrangement.

According to HR Minister M Saravanan, a total of 155,893 people lost their jobs during the Covid-19 outbreak.

The government has extended the freeze on foreign and domestic workers intake until the end of the year.

The projection is a part of the "Quarterly Labour Market Perspectives-Stabilisation of Labour Market in the Post-Crisis Periods" report Socso issued yesterday.