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Malaysia Says 10% Workers Under Lockdown May Work in Office

Malaysia Allows 10% of Workers Under Lockdown to Work in Office

Malaysia will exempt as much as 10% of management and supervisory-level workers in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Sabah, Labuan and Putrajaya from its work-from-home order, Trade Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali said in a statement Wednesday.

  • The exemption covers those whose job scope involve accounting, finance, administration, law, planning and ICT
  • These workers may only stay in their office from 10am to 2pm, three days a week
  • Employers must issue travel exemption letters for staff which fall under these categories

    • Companies need not make applications for their staff
  • NOTE: Workers staying in red zones must undergo swab tests before returning to office
  • NOTE: Malaysia Orders Workers From Sabah, Kuala Lumpur to Stay Home

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