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LETTER | some of the hyperbole and fear-mongering coming out of employers is regrettable.

LETTER | Dismissal cases take an enormous time for settlement which will undoubtedly involve huge costs.

LETTER | It is better to have a strategy that makes everyone survive - workers and employers.

COMMENT | The steps taken to address the three-faceted crisis are in the right direction, but there still are many points to be addressed.

CORONAVIRUS | Among those who have volunteered to serve are specialists, says Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

CORONAVIRUS | Singapore Manpower Ministry says employers will have to decide on how best to house the affected workers.

COMMENT | Maybe this MCO is a time for us to reflect on some of the problems in our society.

CORONAVIRUS | Italy has suffered the world's deadliest outbreak, with at least 5,476 people dead as of Sunday, most of them in Lombardy.

Workers must be paid full salaries, employers can't force workers to use annual leave or unpaid leave.

LETTER | Gov't initiative is a good move but the pay-out is sorely inadequate for a few reasons.

They still have the option to get their employees to work from home via remote or virtual operation, explains its sec-gen J Solomon.

CORONAVIRUS | The Deputy HR Minister says his ministry is still studying the effect of Covid-19 on employment in certain sectors.

Funded by ‘anonymous donors’, lawyer says the concert is to show employees they matter.

UPDATED 12AM | Shareholder partner Tael paid the workers in cash, but say it could only withdraw RM1m from the bank today.

The fire was put out swiftly by Lotte Chemical Titan’s firefighting unit and police say the cause is being investigated.

The affected migrant workers claim that when they protested, their employer arranged to have them repatriated. 

LETTER | The IRA amendments are more inclusive and friendlier.

Picket comes three years after Renesas found guilty of union-busting.

The government believes in free-market competition - but not at the expense of workers, says youth minister.

Under an agreement, M'sian employers will foot the visa fees, air tickets and health check-up cost for Nepali workers.

LETTER | A definitive High Court decision on the ownership of Sabah Forest Industries will keep jobs safe, their union says.

LETTER | The congress remains committed to the protection of all workers irrespective of race, religion or gender.