Human Resources Ministry ready to assist Utusan Malaysia staff facing possible layoffs, says deputy minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The Ministry of Human Resources (Kesuma) is ready to assist media personnel and journalists affected by job layoffs through various forms of aid, including the Employment Insurance System (EIS) under the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso).

The Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan said this while answering a question from Suhaizan Kaiat (PH-Pulai) regarding the allegation that between 100 and 200 Utusan Malaysia employees might lose their jobs due to management and financial problems believed to be faced by the media company.

He said that if the layoffs really happen, the ministry will apply and ask the involved companies to submit applications for assistance and review the eligibility of the affected workers under the EIS.

“EIS benefit applications can be made within 60 days from the date of job loss, provided that the specified contribution eligibility is met and relevant supporting documents are submitted,” he said during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

He said the ministry also provided several other intervention measures to help affected workers.

“I have prepared six steps that we will take and I will share them with the Yang Berhormat Pulai so that we can together see what role the ministry will play,” he also said.

Yesterday it was reported that Media Mulia, the publisher of Utusan Malaysia and Kosmo, would be restructuring its business to align operations with the shift of the media industry towards digital, affecting around 100 employees and journalists from both newspapers. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，11 月 3 日讯——人力资源部 (Kesuma) 已准备好通过各种形式的援助，包括社会保障机构 (Perkeso) 旗下的就业保险制度 (EIS)，来帮助受裁员影响的媒体从业人员和记者。

人力资源部副部长拿督凯鲁·菲尔道斯·阿克巴·汗在回答苏海赞·凯亚特（希望联盟-普莱）提出的问题时表示，有指控称，由于媒体公司面临管理和财务问题，《马来西亚前锋报》可能有 100 至 200 名员工会失去工作。

他说，如果裁员真的发生，该部将申请并要求相关公司提交援助申请，并审查受影响工人是否符合就业保障计划 (EIS) 的资格。

“只要符合规定的缴款资格并提交相关证明文件，失业者可在失业之日起 60 天内申请就业保险计划 (EIS) 福利，”他在今天国会下议院的口头问答环节中表示。

他说，该部还提供了其他几项干预措施来帮助受影响的工人。

“我已经准备了我们将要采取的六个步骤，我将与尊敬的普莱先生分享，以便我们共同了解该部将发挥什么作用，”他还说。

据昨日报道，《马来西亚前锋报》（Utusan Malaysia）和《世界报》（Kosmo）的出版商Media Mulia将进行业务重组，以适应媒体行业向数字化转型的趋势，此次重组将影响两家报纸约100名员工和记者。——马新社

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