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Employment Insurance System

Lose your job? New Act 800 benefits offer bigger financial support for over 7mil Malaysians: Socso

Early re-employment allowance rises to 50%, training fees to RM7,000 and daily training support to RM30

Socso ready to help workers let go by Petronas, only 7 have sought help to date

Socso held meeting with national oil company’s management on March 5 to establish cooperation in assisting employees to be affected by “rightsizing”

Socso receives 533 EIS applications from MYAirline staff, 277 approved

A total of 533 employees of the cash-strapped low-cost airline MYAirlind have submitted applications to obtain the benefits of the Employment Insurance System under Socso as of yesterday. 

If terminated, over 500 low-cost airline workers can get EIS benefits: HR minister

If the services of over 500 employees of a low-cost airline were terminated, then they can expect to receive the benefits of the Employment Insurance System under the Social Security Organisation, said Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. 

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Petronas staff to be shown the door to make up losses from Petros deal?

Source claims national O&G firm is expected to see 30% revenue loss once agreed formula for natural gas distribution in Sarawak is implemented

Influencer who recited Quran at Batu Caves accused of sexual misconduct in Netherlands

Abdellatif Ouisa has targeted recently converted, underage Muslim women, alleges Dutch publication

Cleared for layoffs? AirAsia to retrench 20% of workforce in major cost-cutting move

This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source