PUTRAJAYA, 2 JULY: When the enhanced mobility control order (EMCO) is in effect, only workers in critical services are allowed to leave their residences to go to work, according to Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan. Following the declaration that most of Selangor and select localities in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur will be placed under the EMCO from July 3 to July 16 due to high numbers of Covid-19 cases, Saravanan issued the reminder today.
“As a result, employers must comply with this directive and allow their non-essential service personnel to work from home (WFH),” he said in a statement.
Saravanan encouraged companies to follow the EMCO and SOPs, particularly when it comes to the amount of workers authorized in the office or other workplaces.
He stated the Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR) had received numerous complaints from employees who claimed their bosses threatened to fire them if they refused to work from home.
He recommended workers to use the Working for Workers (WFW) app to report such rogue employers to the ministry.
Aside from WFH-related concerns, there are 16 other types of complaints in the app that deal with various labor issues.
“The ministry takes concerns seriously and will take appropriate action,” he stated.
He claims that between May 23 and yesterday, the WFW app received 1,878 complaints about employers refusing to allow their employees to work from home.
Selangor has the most WFH complaints (696), followed by Kuala Lumpur (505), Johor (196), and Penang (195). (123).
Between June 1 and July 1, Saravanan said, the Peninsular Malaysian Labour Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Department issued 59 charges for violations of worker attendance capacity at the office or workplace./n
