I am not sure how long this scene of Malaysians getting special benefits from MOM (to get EP below the salary criteria) has been going on, but it has definitely been around for at least 3 years. I know this…
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While layoffs dipped in the first quarter of this year, the overall unemployment rate continued to edge up, preliminary estimates released on Friday (April 28) by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed. Pointing to a “mixed” picture, the MOM report…
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At least six Bangladeshi workers may have to go home as soon as next week, if they are not able to find a new employer. Their previous employers, HBB Engineering and C-Plus Engineering, owed them between four and eight months’…
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The Ministry of Manpower has a “feedback” system which allows an employer to recommend that a worker not be employed here if s/he is undesirable or “bad”. I have always been opposed to this because MOM’s decision to accept such…
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<Credits: Areefaz> On Monday 2nd of January 2017 around 7.30am, my grandmom was pushed and beaten by her helper who have worked with her since July last year. Not only that, the helper twisted n broke my grandmom’s right ankle…
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