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MTUC wants retirement benefits stipulated by law

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 10:48 PM PDT

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today called on the government to legislate the retirement benefits for private sector employees.

At present, there were no such benefits stipulated in the country's labour laws, said its Selangor chairman, N. Gopal Krishnam.

"Private sector retirees only have their EPF savings and no other benefits, unlike their counterparts in the civil service who enjoy gratuity and free medical benefits upon retirement."

He said that while MTUC welcomed the extension of retirement age from 55 years to 65 years, it was surprised that no one was talking about the benefits for these retirees.

Gopal was commenting on the recent statement by Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S.Subramaniam that the government was proposing to extend the retirement age of private sector employees which received the wide support of both workers and employers.

He said Selangor MTUC, having met and discussed the proposed extension, suggested that the following benefits be considered: For those with less than two years of service be paid 10 days' salary for every year of service as gratuity, or those between two and five years of service be given 15 days' salary, and for those with five years and more, 20 days' salary.

He hoped the newly set-up wage council would study this proposal and make appropriate recommendations. -- BERNAMA

Empire Shopping Gallery halts operations temporarily

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 10:29 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: The management of Empire Shopping Gallery in Subang Jaya, Selangor, which was rocked by an explosion early yesterday, has decided to halt all operations until further notice.

It said the move was made following the advice of the Fire and Rescue Services Department and in the interest of public safety.

"We have taken the decision to halt operations as safety is our highest priority. We assure all our tenants that this decision has been made after carefully considering all factors and advice from the authorities," said Empire Shopping Gallery's general manager, May Woo, in a statement here today.

Woo said tight security had been implemented around the premises and urged all affected parties to contact the hotline at 018-7012880 should they require information.

Alternatively, the public can get updates through the website (www.esg.com.my), Facebook (www.facebook/esg.com.my) and Twitter (Empire SHGallery.com).

An explosion rocked the shopping mall at about 3am yesterday, believed to be caused by a gas leak at one of the outlets on the lower ground floor of the shopping mall. -- BERNAMA

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Rabu, 28 September 2011

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