KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) is suggesting to employers that they should set aside a contribution payout to employees who are terminated or retrenched, if they against the Employment Insurance System (EIS). MTUC president Abdul Halim Mansor said the contribution can be made under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) or other similar policies that will protect employees under the Employment Termination Layoff Benefit (ETLB). He said employers need to be held accountable and be responsible towards employees terminated or retrenched. “I hope the government continues with the scheme, for the future benefit of retrenched workers,” he added. The amount, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot said, will be contributed equally by both employers and employees.

Source: New Strait Times October 19, 2017 11:15 UTC