Lindung 24 Jam contributions now optional for local employees, mandatory for foreign workers, says HR minister
The Malaysian government has made contributions to the Lindung 24 Jam social security scheme voluntary for local workers while keeping them mandatory for foreign employees. The Human Resource Ministry plans to review the scheme's effectiveness and funding sustainability by the end of the year.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The government has decided that contributions to the Non-Employment Injury Scheme (Lindung 24 Jam) under the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) will no longer be mandatory for local workers and will instead be voluntary, with immediate effect.
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