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RM5.2 billion distributed under Prihatin wage subsidy, says HR minister

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Kuala Lumpur, 14 July 2020- The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has distributed RM5.2 billion under the Prihatin Wage Subsidy Programme as of June 30, 2020, said Human Resources Minister Datuk M. Saravanan. He said the services sector recorded the highest number of applications for the programme at 92,000, adding that as of June 30, 319,000 …

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52 employers, 417 job openings on first day of PenjanaKerjaya

General

Kuala Lumpur, 17 June 2020– A total of 52 employers have registered under the Employment Recruitment Incentives Programme (PenjanaKerjaya) under the National Economy Recovery Plan (PENJANA), operated by Social Security Organisation (Socso). Socso chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said the employers are offering 417 job vacancies and he hoped more companies in need of …

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Almost 130k applications received for wage subsidy scheme, says Socso

General

Petaling Jaya, 17 April 2020- The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has received almost 130,000 applications involving 1.07 million employees for the wage subsidy scheme as of April 15. In a statement on Thursday (April 16), Socso CEO Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said, so far 111,900 applications involving 727,288 workers had been approved. From …

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MITI revokes approvals given to four companies to operate during MCO – Azmin

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Putrajaya, 16 April 2020- The International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has revoked the approvals given to four companies to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period after they were found to have violated the prescribed conditions. Its minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, said investigations are also being conducted by the Labour Department in Peninsular Malaysia and the …

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