 | Tengku Zafrul’s reappointment as finance minister a signal that fiscal stimulus remains on track: Economist The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF), meanwhile, said the new Cabinet must provide continuity and consistency to ensure that efforts to urgently resuscitate the national economy and alleviate the Covid-19 situation are effective.The Sun
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Sunday, 29 August 2021 |
| | MEF: Thanks for PEMULIH but nothing beats going back to business The RM150 billion PEMULIH economic stimulus package announced today would provide temporary relief to the targeted groups, but for employers the best way forward would be to allow businesses to reopen, said the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).The Edge Markets
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Monday, 28 June 2021 |
 | 'Extend HRD levy exemption period for another 6 months' MEF has called on the government to extend the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package that exempted HRDF registered employers from paying the mandatory Human Resources Development (HRD) levy under the Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad Act 2001 (Act 612) for six (6) months after it ended on the 15th of September 2020. Press Release
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Tuesday, 20 October 2020 |
| | MEF welcomes latest wage subsidy programme Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said the extension of the programme, which was the expansion of the Employment Retention Programme introduced during the Economic Stimulus Package in March this year, was timely.New Straits Times
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Wednesday, 23 September 2020 |
| | RMCO extension must come with extra stimulus measures Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said the government must study how to ensure retrenchment rates do not spike as it did following the Movement Control Order (MCO) in March.New Straits Times
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Tuesday, 25 August 2020 |
| | Stimulus packages boost cash flow, but wage subsidies fail to help employees keep jobs The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) hailed the introduction of the moratorium on loans, saying it has been a lifeline for businesses and individuals affected by pay cuts and other austerity measures.The Sun
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Thursday, 2 July 2020 |
| | Employers welcome RM35 billion lifeline The RM35 billion stimulus package that was announced by the Prime Minister YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has provided employers and employees with a breath of fresh air as they struggle to restart business during the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO).
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Friday, 5 June 2020 |
| | Trade groups laud Prihatin Plus stimulus but say more needed to keep economy ticking Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said the stimulus package for SMEs was a welcome announcement as these represented most businesses that were at risk of going under from the MCO.Malay Mail
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Tuesday, 7 April 2020 |
| | MEF: Revise stimulus package to help employers more Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Datuk Shamsudin Bardan (pic) said the RM600 monthly aid each for worker was not enough to help employers keep all their workers.The Sunday Star
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Sunday, 5 April 2020 |
| | MEF: Unemployment rose due to triple whammy The overall economic slowdown, political uncertainty in February and the Covid-19 pandemic are the “triple whammy” that have caused unemployment to rise, says the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).The Star
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Friday, 3 April 2020 |