The Edge Markets | 25 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no more middlemen, who earn super-high profits, in the hiring of foreign workers in Malaysia soon. The joint committee between the home ministry and human resources ministry on the management of foreign workers has decided to discontinue the practice of outsourcing foreign worker […]
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The Star Online | 24 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed multi-tier levy system for foreign workers is expected to be implemented by next year, said Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the government was meeting with all the relevant sectors to determine the exact quantum of levies for all industries. “We have
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The Star Online| 17 October 2018 KUCHING: The government is considering a multi-tier levy system for foreign workers based on the principle of “the more you hire, the more you pay”. Human Resources Ministry secretary-general Datuk Amir Omar said the system would see employers determine the number of foreign workers they want to hire. Speaking
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Free Malaysia Today | 16 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya is considering a new system to charge levy on foreign workers using the Singapore model of “the more you hire, the more you pay”. The home ministry said the new multi-tier levy system would replace the current single-tier system in the hopes of reducing Malaysia’s
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New Straits Times | 3 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to further extend the work permits for skilled foreigners who have been working here for more than 10 years, under Temporary Working Pass, with condition of yearly permit renewal, for up to three years. Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran said the levy
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The Star | 27 September 2018 PETALING JAYA: Reconsider the RM10,000 levy for skilled foreign workers, says the Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI). Its president Tan Sri Dr. Kenneth Eswaran said that the levy, to be paid by employers for each skilled foreign worker who wants to remain in the country
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Malaysiakini | 25 September 2018 The government has decided to retain the previous levy payment structure for migrant workers, with employers bearing the full cost. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the decision was made following complaints from migrant workers and trade unions which, according to a report in a Chinese-language newspaper today, said they
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Free Malaysia Today | 24 September 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign workers will pay 80% of the annual RM10,000 levy, with employers bearing the remaining 20%, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng announced today. Since 1992, levy payments for foreign workers had been implemented by the government and fully borne by the workers. But on March 25,
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Malaysiakini | 14 September 2018 Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran announced on Sept 12 that a yearly RM10,000 levy will be imposed on migrant workers who have been employed for 10 years and wish to extend their employment duration. He stressed that it was a cabinet decision and so there seemed to be no room
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Kota Kinabalu: Employers and migrant workers backed the call by former Chief Minister Tan Sri Harris Salleh for the Government to abolish all agents dealing with foreign workers. They said it is logical to allow employers and foreign workers to deal direct with the Immigration Department when applying for the necessary sponsorships like work permits
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