 | Failure to Take Covid-19 Swab Test-Termination with Just Cause Safeguarding its interests and in complying with the instructions issued, the Company was required to obtain the test results of the Covid 19 swab test from an employee before issuing approval to the employee to cross states to report for work at the worksiteIndustrial Court Award 1368/2022
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Thursday, 1 September 2022 |
 | Open up with SOPs but keep state borders closed as the vaccinated are not fully protected against Covid-19 variants MEF President Dato’ Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman J.P., in supporting the position of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to not ease restrictions prematurely, said MEF supported the MOH because of concerns that Covid-19 could still spread with the Delta variant as the current dominant strain in Malaysia.Press Release
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Saturday, 7 August 2021 |
| | MEF: Accelerate NRP to Phase 3 and 4 to ensure survivability of businesses in non-essential sectors The prolonged Movement Control Orders (MCO) that had remained enforced since March 2020 is continuing to devastate businesses and employment, particularly industries in the non-essential sectors including the fashion, textile and apparel businesses.MEF Press Release
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Tuesday, 20 July 2021 |
| | MEF: Mandatory swab tests costly, ineffective and contrary to international best practice MEF President Dato’ Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman J.P., in response to the latest SOP directive issued by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) for the manufacturers in EMCO areas, said the this should not be implemented due to the high cost of conducting the RTK swab tests for all employees twice every week.Press Release
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Friday, 9 July 2021 |
 | EMCO区制造业1周快筛2次 雇联:成本太高 大马雇主联合会（MEF）主席拿督赛胡申博士指出，要求加强行动管控令地区的制造商，每周为所有员工进行两次RTK拭子检测的成本过高，且与国际最佳做法背道而驰。Nanyang Siang Pau
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Friday, 9 July 2021 |
| | 新冠又一年◢ EMCO区 每周检验2次 MEF：不合逻辑|中國報 大马雇主联合会主席拿督赛胡先直言，在强化行动管制令地区的工厂和制造业公司，一周内必须为所有员工进行2次冠病检测，成本高昂且不合理，根本不应该强制执行。China Press
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Friday, 9 July 2021 |
| | MEF: Set up dedicated joint taskforce to handle KL, Selangor factories MEF president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman J.P. said the dedicated taskforce should only focus on these two states where the local authorities provide details of the factories while the federal authorities work on screenings and vaccinations.New Straits Times
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Monday, 5 July 2021 |
| | Dedicated taskforce needed to tackle KL and Selangor "We appreciate all the government had done to accelerate screening and vaccinations, but in KL and Selangor MEF recommends that a dedicated taskforce be urgently set up involving the local authorities to plan and execute the reduction of Covid-19 infections,"..The Sun
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Monday, 5 July 2021 |
| | MEF: Formulate SOPs based on international best practices and stakeholder inputs Concerned by the devastating impact of the prolonged lockdowns on the national economy, MEF President Dato’ Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman J.P. said such policies should be prudently considered to safeguard the vitality of Malaysia’s economy and the livelihood of the rakyat.Press Release
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Saturday, 3 July 2021 |
| | MEF: Targeted EMCO in KL and Selangor necessary "The imposition of EMCO for most parts of Selangor and KL will be challenging for both employers and employees but it was a necessary step to flatten the rising trend of Covid-19 daily infections," said MEF President Dato’ Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman J.P. today.Press Release
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Friday, 2 July 2021 |