 | Not the right time to raise retirement age, says MEF Its president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said it is not the appropriate time for such a change, considering the current unemployment rate of 3.7 percent and a youth unemployment rate exceeding 10 percent.Sinar Harian
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Monday, 15 May 2023 |
| | Increasing age limit to 65 reduces jobs for the young, says MEF The proposed retirement age limit from 60 to 65 may not suitable Malaysia as youths unemployment is still high, said the Malaysia Employer Federation (MEF) president Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman.Sinar Harian
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Monday, 10 April 2023 |
| | TVET could help reduce unemployment, says MEF Employers preferring to hire newly graduated youth may cause the unemployment rate to snowball, says Malaysian Federation of Employers (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman.The Star
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Thursday, 19 January 2023 |
| | Budget 2022 initiatives help ease unemployment situation MEF president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman commended the government’s allocation of RM4.8 billion to guarantee 600,000 job opportunities under the Jamin Kerja Keluarga Malaysia (JaminKerja) initiative.Bernama.com
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Saturday, 30 October 2021 |
| | Bosses group confident budget will help cut unemployment rate The 2022 budget initiatives will help in alleviating the rising unemployment rate, said the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).Free Malaysia Today
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Saturday, 30 October 2021 |
| | Malaysian Employers Federation: Issue of unemployment, low starting salary of fresh grads is temporary The issue of unemployment and low starting salary among fresh graduates is temporary, said the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).Malay Mail
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Saturday, 10 April 2021 |
| | Gig economy is here to stay: MEF Gig economy is here to stay as more people looking for alternatives to earn a living against risk of unemployment post-Covid-19, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan.New Straits Times
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Monday, 29 March 2021 |
| | Risk of rising unemployment remains high with MCO 2.0 Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan told StarBiz this year has to take into account the 2020 cohort coming out of the education system.The Star
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Wednesday, 13 January 2021 |
 | 'MEF lauds efforts to prioritise employment of locals over expats, foreign workers' The government’s decision to prioritise the employment of locals by requiring employers to advertise for job vacancies in MYFutureJobs portal before hiring new expatriates or foreign workers is a positive step to resolve unemployment issues especially for the fresh graduates.Press Release
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Saturday, 31 October 2020 |
| | Urgent reforms needed on education and jobs, says Syed Saddiq This was echoed by Shamsuddin Bardan, executive director of the Malaysian Employers Federation, who said the numbers in the report reflected a “worrying” trend of late, with youth unemployment sitting at 13.1% in June.Free Malaysia Today
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Sunday, 13 September 2020 |