Businesses seek early tabling of Covid-19 Bill

ACCCIM legal action committee chairman Michael Chai Woon Chew said: “The moment you get to office, you will be facing invoices for rent, contracts would have defaulted. "We cannot delay the (tabling of this Bill) because the moment businesses reopen, these disputes will arise. ” said Chai, who is also deputy secretary-general 1.

PETALING JAYA: As lockdowns unwind and governments and households around the world pick themselves up, many may find that the Covid-19 pandemic is evolving from a health issue to an exponentially bigger economic emergency.

If the virus has not sickened or killed you, it has prevented you from finishing that project. Or it may bankrupt your employer, and you may be jobless a few months down the road, with loans to pay.