Budget 2027 landed on 9 October with the usual flood of numbers. For HR and payroll, only a handful actually change what you do, but […]
Beyond the Exit Barrier: Understanding Parking Payment Settlement and Reconciliation
When a motorist pays and the parking barrier opens, the transaction appears complete. For the parking operator and building owner, however, another process continues behind […]
Your Employment Contracts May Now Need Stamping
Employment contract stamping was easy to overlook when the duty was small and the rules rarely featured in day-to-day HR work. A letter of offer […]
EIS Just Got More Generous. Here’s What Changed
On 1 October 2026, the Employment Insurance System changed. Following the Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2026, gazetted on 15 September 2026, contributors who lose […]
Offboarding Is Where Compliance Leaks
Almost every company has an onboarding checklist. Someone owns it, it runs the same way each time, and a new hire is set up, documented, […]
You’re Probably Counting Hospitalization Leave Wrong
Most Malaysian companies keep a single “medical leave” balance. An employee falls sick, an MC comes in, a day is deducted, and nobody looks closer. […]
Fixed-Term Contracts: The Exit That Isn’t
The fixed-term contract is often used as a quiet insurance policy against dismissal claims. The logic is appealing: put an employee on a twelve-month term, […]
The Retrenchment Payout Is a Formula, Not a Negotiation
When a company retrenches, the conversation around the final payout tends to drift in one of two wrong directions. Either it is treated as a […]
Replacement Leave Is Not a Favour, It Is a Record
Someone works through a public holiday to hit a deadline. The manager says, take a day off next week to make up for it. Nobody […]