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ATEGY 6
Modernising the Labour Market
Employment Act 1955: The current Self-Employment Social Security Scheme by the
Maternity leave from 60 days to 90 days effective 2021. Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) will be expanded to
Extend the eligibility to overtime from those earning less enable contributions by other self-employed groups across
18 key sectors such as fishermen, farmers, sole proprietors and
RM2,000 to those earning less than RM4,000 per month partnerships.
Improve protection and procedures for handling sexual
SOCSO will build a new RM500 million rehabilitation
harassment complaints. centre in Perak.
Introduce new provisions on the prohibition of discrimination
i-Suri for Spouse.
on religion, ethnicity, and gender. Allocation of RM45 million topped-up on contribution
Minimum wage rate only in major cities to RM1,200 per month made by husbands to their housewives.
effective 2020. Husbands may voluntary elect to contribute 2 percent from
Enhancing Social Protection. his 11 percent EPF employee contribution to his wife’s EPF
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will extend coverage Account.
RM20 million to further extend the benefits under i-Suri
to contract workers for those under Contract for Services via social safety coverage under SOCSO.
and Professionals.
As a start, this will be a voluntary scheme for workers in the
arts and entertainment industry via collaboration between
EPF and the National Film Development Corporation
Malaysia (FINAS) before extending the coverage to other
sectors.
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Modernising the Labour Market
Employment Act 1955: The current Self-Employment Social Security Scheme by the
Maternity leave from 60 days to 90 days effective 2021. Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) will be expanded to
Extend the eligibility to overtime from those earning less enable contributions by other self-employed groups across
18 key sectors such as fishermen, farmers, sole proprietors and
RM2,000 to those earning less than RM4,000 per month partnerships.
Improve protection and procedures for handling sexual
SOCSO will build a new RM500 million rehabilitation
harassment complaints. centre in Perak.
Introduce new provisions on the prohibition of discrimination
i-Suri for Spouse.
on religion, ethnicity, and gender. Allocation of RM45 million topped-up on contribution
Minimum wage rate only in major cities to RM1,200 per month made by husbands to their housewives.
effective 2020. Husbands may voluntary elect to contribute 2 percent from
Enhancing Social Protection. his 11 percent EPF employee contribution to his wife’s EPF
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will extend coverage Account.
RM20 million to further extend the benefits under i-Suri
to contract workers for those under Contract for Services via social safety coverage under SOCSO.
and Professionals.
As a start, this will be a voluntary scheme for workers in the
arts and entertainment industry via collaboration between
EPF and the National Film Development Corporation
Malaysia (FINAS) before extending the coverage to other
sectors.
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