Malaysian Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Saravanan pointed out that the Ministry is committed to ensuring that local job applicants, including graduates, can be involved in their respective fields of work, especially during the new crown epidemic, every job opportunity in the country should be retained first For locals.
He issued a statement today saying that the government gives priority to retaining job opportunities for local job seekers, and also requires that all employers recruiting employees must first publish advertisements on the official website of the Ministry of Human Resources for no less than 30 days. The notice pointed out that the employer is allowed to apply for employment of foreign workers only during the period of lack of positions and the failure to obtain applications from local job seekers.
The statement said that all employers must comply with Section 60N of the Employment Act 1955 and the “Industrial Harmonious Code of Conduct” (CCIH), which is the “foreign worker first exit” (FWFO), to ensure that employers must terminate foreigners when they lay off employees. The labor service is first and retains the job opportunities of local employees.
“If any company attempts to reduce the size of its business by reducing local or foreign labor, the employer must submit an employment termination form (PK) to the Labor Department (JTK) within at least 30 days of taking action, and the relevant PK report must be based on the Employment Act 1955 The provisions of Article 63.