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Wef 1st January 2023, for all female employees working in West Malaysia & Labuan, the maternity leave now has increased from 60 to 98 consecutive days (consecutive days meaning inclusive of off days, rest days and public holidays. All other terms and conditions remained). Like finally! We have been talking this about this for years … Read more

Prior 1 Jan 2023, the maximum working hours per week is 48 hours. Now it’s reduced by 3 hours to 45 hours. Now, for a lot of companies who are already practicing 5-days work week, this has no effect for the current working hour is less than 45. However, for those who are working 6 … Read more

Some important clauses written in the Employment (Amendment) Act 2022 when it comes to FWA: Clause 60P(1) “… An employee may apply to an employer for a flexible working arrangement to vary the hours of work, days of work or place of work in relation to his employment.” 60Q(1) “The employee shall make an application … Read more

With effective 1 Jan 2023, all employees in West Malaysia & WP Labuan with monthly wages up to RM4K (opposed to RM2K previously) are entitled to overtime payment. This particular amendment has sent a lot of employers spinning for it means there will be a rise in labour cost for the group of employees between … Read more

For so many years whenever I am asked questions about employee benefits, I need to always separate 2 types of employees – the ones covered by the Employment Act and the ones not covered by the Employment Act because a lot of us were not. Well, I am so happy that now I don’t need … Read more

I will tell you why it’s smart to write a short summary about yourself in your resume/CV. Because most of the time, the first person who is reading your resume is a recruiter, not the hiring manager, be it from an agency or HR. Now, a good recruiter will write a short summary about you … Read more

1. “I don’t have enough time.” 2. “I don’t have enough money.” 3. “It’s not my priority.” (roll eyes) 4. “I’m not ready.” 5. “I’m not good enough.” 6. “I don’t have the talent.” 7. “I’m too old.” 8. “I’m so young.” 9. “I don’t have the support of others.” 10. “I’m afraid of failing.” … Read more

With effective 1st Jan 2023… 1. Employment Act 1955 (EA) now covers all employees in West Malaysia & Labuan irrespective of wages. However, for employees earning monthly wages above RM4K, the overtime claims, allowance for shift-based work, termination & lay-off benefits are not applicable. 2. Flexible Working Arrangements are now provided in EA, however if … Read more

1. Your boss is your Lord, who brought you into the job and out of your financial debts. You shall have no other bosses before your boss. 2. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You are not as good/important as you think you are. 3. You shall not misuse the name of your … Read more

I googled “Top 10 Resolutions” and top of the search returned this list from www.goskills.com. 1. Exercise more – I don’t know if I can do more, but with best endeavor I shall attempt to continue my 45-min walks on my treadmill & 200 skip ropes on weekends. 2. Lose weight – Okay… let’s set … Read more