Employers may apply for recruitment incentives starting from today

PUTRAJAYA: Employers can now apply for employment incentives under the Employment Recruitment Incentives Programme (PenjanaKerjaya) handled by the Social Security Organisation (Socso), says Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan (pic).

The incentive programme, which was announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin under Penjana on June 5, offers incentives of between RM600 and RM1,000 to employers for each employee or apprentice employed for up to six months.