HR Ministry: No plans to amend Employment Act to protect job seekers


KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has no plans to include amendments in the Employment Act 1955 to protect job seekers, says Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar (pic).

This includes pregnant job seekers, despite plans by the government to extend maternity leave from thencurrent 60 days to 90 days from 2021 in Budget 2020, as a strategy to modernise the labour market.

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Employment Act , Mahfuz Omar , Dewan Rakyat

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