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ST GOAL :
RAKYAT’S WELL-BEING
STRATEGY 3 : Generating and Retaining Jobs
Implement the Skim Jaminan unemployed, and retrenched OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK 202 1250
Penjanaan Pekerjaan (JanaKerja) workers, employers will be
▶ Provide 500 thousand new job given an additional incentive
opportunities including skills
development and retraining equivalent to 20% of the
programmes employee’s monthly income
making the total incentive
▶ Government expenditure of to employers amount to 60
RM3.7 billion percent
▶ For sectors with a high
Measure 1: PenjanaKerjaya reliance on foreign workers
Incentive (Hiring Incentive) such as construction and
plantations, a special incentive
Continue the hiring incentive
programme under PERKESO, which of 60% of monthly wages will
is known as PenjanaKerjaya. The
allocation of RM2 billion is expected be provided whereby 40% is
to provide job opportunities to
250 thousand job seekers channelled to the employer
▶ Incentive for employees while 20% is channelled as a
earning RM1,500 and above wage top up to the local worker
will be increased to 40% of replacing the foreign worker
monthly income from a flat rate
of RM800 per month (maximum (for a period of 6 months)
of RM4,000 a month) ▶ For those employed under
▶ To encourage employment the PenjanaKerjaya, the
for the disabled, long-term maximum training cost which
can be claimed by employers
is increased to RM7,000 from
RM4,000 to enable workers to
take up high skilled training and
professional certifications
RAKYAT’S WELL-BEING
STRATEGY 3 : Generating and Retaining Jobs
Implement the Skim Jaminan unemployed, and retrenched OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK 202 1250
Penjanaan Pekerjaan (JanaKerja) workers, employers will be
▶ Provide 500 thousand new job given an additional incentive
opportunities including skills
development and retraining equivalent to 20% of the
programmes employee’s monthly income
making the total incentive
▶ Government expenditure of to employers amount to 60
RM3.7 billion percent
▶ For sectors with a high
Measure 1: PenjanaKerjaya reliance on foreign workers
Incentive (Hiring Incentive) such as construction and
plantations, a special incentive
Continue the hiring incentive
programme under PERKESO, which of 60% of monthly wages will
is known as PenjanaKerjaya. The
allocation of RM2 billion is expected be provided whereby 40% is
to provide job opportunities to
250 thousand job seekers channelled to the employer
▶ Incentive for employees while 20% is channelled as a
earning RM1,500 and above wage top up to the local worker
will be increased to 40% of replacing the foreign worker
monthly income from a flat rate
of RM800 per month (maximum (for a period of 6 months)
of RM4,000 a month) ▶ For those employed under
▶ To encourage employment the PenjanaKerjaya, the
for the disabled, long-term maximum training cost which
can be claimed by employers
is increased to RM7,000 from
RM4,000 to enable workers to
take up high skilled training and
professional certifications
