Tuesday, June 18, 2013

17 bosses in Sandakan with unregistered staff, reveals Socso

A total of 17 employers in Sandakan have not registered their employees, in the first five months of this year, reports Bernama. 

Joseph Immanuel, Sandakan branch of the Social Security Organisation (Socso), said of the 17 employers, 12 were charged in court while the rest were slapped with compounds for violating the Employees' Social Security Act 1969.

Immanuel disclosed this when opening a seminar in the Sabah town today. His speech was read by Socso Sandakan office executive officer Sahriah Sennawing.

If convicted, the employers could be jailed for two years or fined up to RM10,000 or both. 

Immanuel said there were 9,709 employers in the Sandakan, Beluran and Kinabatangan districts who had registered with Socso and of this figure, 7,002 were active employers. A total of 100,788 registered employees are working in various sectors in the three districts. ­- Bernama, July 18, 2013.

MTUC, CUEPACS Urge All Parties To Cooperate Achieving 50 Per Cent High Skill Workers / MTUC, Cuepacs tingkat pekerja berkemahiran tinggi

MTUC, CUEPACS Urge All Parties To Cooperate Achieving 50 Per Cent High Skill Workers

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Efforts to ensure that the country has a workforce whereby 50 per cent are highly skilled 2020 is not only the responsibility of the Human Resource Ministry alone but all parties' including the private sector, said the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) and CUEPACS.

MTUC president, Mohd Khalid Atan said Malaysia was still far behind as statistics showed only 28 per cent were highly skilled workers, with only seven years left for Malaysia to become a developed country.