 | Employers hope CIMS 3.0 would end the chaosMonday, 31 May 2021 | | Press Release | | | | | PETALING JAYA: It was total chaos for employers to get approval to travel for work during the full nationwide lockdown period beginning Jul 1-14.
But the situation swiftly subsided today following the National Security Council’s (NSC) announcement that applications for all the approved 17 essential services sectors be submitted via the COVID-19 Intelligent Management System (CIMS) 3.0 under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).
MEF President Dato’ Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman J.P. said based on the earlier decentralised administrative procedure, many employers were stressed, confused and faced extreme hardship in their attempts to contact the various ministries to obtain such approval.
“MEF thanks the Prime Minister YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin and the NSC for looking into employers’ concerns by swiftly responding to our distress calls and for positively considering our proposal to reinstate the one-stop centre under MITI that was implemented during MCO 1.0,” said Dato’ Dr Syed Hussain.
“It is understood that the NSC’s announcement was still subject to earlier validation by the relevant ministries and no SOP had been issued thus far. It is also not clear how MITI would coordinate the CIMS 3.0 with all the relevant ministries that supervise the 17 essential sectors.
“MEF hopes that the issues on approval to operate and the approval for employees to travel will be resolved as soon as possible.
“We also hope the government would make the procedure for application very clear and simple because with only 60 per cent of staff allowed to be at the workplace, the situation for business is even worse.
“Any delay in obtaining approval for travel would further delay the operations and create losses to all parties, and businesses cannot afford to bear any more losses.
“We must safeguard whatever businesses there are by performing and delivering on time and not be caught in an administration cycle.
“Employers should not be made to deal with additional stress during this time of national crisis,” he added.
For further information, contact the MEF Secretariat at 03-7955-7778 or fax 03-7955-9008 or email mef-hq@mef.org.my.
31 MAY 2021 | | | | | | | | Tags/Keywords | | MEF President, CIMS 3.0, MITI | | |
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