Socso Contribution For Foreign Worker 2019
Website updated on 23 october 2020.
Socso contribution for foreign worker 2019. To recap from jan 1 2019 socso coverage will include foreign workers who are previously under the purview of the workmen s compensation act. Speaking to reporters after chairing the national labour advisory council meeting at the parliament building yesterday he said. Effective 1 january 2019 employers in malaysia who hire foreign workers including expatriates with valid documents must register their employees under social security organisation socso and contribute to the employment injury scheme eis as reported by the star online.
1024 x 768 browser. Mozilla firefox and google chrome. Some 1 8 million foreign workers will benefit from the programme meant to level the protection of local workers with that of foreign workers in line with international standards.
Beginning jan 1 2019 employers must make socso contributions for their foreign workers and this involves the 1 8 million foreign workers that we have in the country however employers will be. Human resources minister m kulasegaran has reiterated that it is compulsory for employers to make contributions to the social security organisation socso for foreign workers from next month january 2019 bernama reported. The cabinet has decided to place social security protection of foreign workers under social security organisation socso with effect from jan 1 2019.
The cabinet has decided to place social security protection of foreign workers under social security organisation socso with effect from jan 1 2019 according to human resources.
