In the near future, part time workers in Malaysia may be able to enjoy the benefits of the EPF and SOCSO deductions, something they have been missing all this while.
As the HR Ministry is considering to establish a new regulation, the two benefits will offer additional protection to part time workers, as their welfare and [...]

Nine years ago, a SOCSO member, a rubber tapper by the name of S Vadielan suffered a permanent spinal injury on his way back home from work after his motorcycle was involved in an accident with a car.
His application for disablement benefits from SOCSO was rejected after 3 months.
The reason given - on his way [...]

Due to lack of knowledge and expertise, many SOCSO members have chosen to use a third party or middlemen to help them making their compensation claim.
In return, these middlemen will charge them good money, which is up to 30% of the amount claimed to the member. Most of the members who use them come from [...]

Employees who discovered their employers failing to remit their EPF and SOCSO are urged to report the latter to the authorities, including the Public Complaints Bureau, the Labor Office and the Ministry of Human Resource.
They are also advised to check their EPF account regularly, which today can be obtained from the EPF office, EPF smart [...]