Action Against Non Essential Service Employers Forcing Employees To Come To Work

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Employers who force their workers to be present at the workplace despite being non-essential services can be reported to the Human Resource Ministry (MHR) said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob
He said workers wearing the quarantine band should also not be forced to be present at the workplace and such incidents can be reported to the MHR hotline at 03-88862409, 03-88862352 and 03-88889111 for violating the standard operating procedures (SOP).
“Workers are also told to report if employers infringe the 60 percent capacity allowed. If those wearing pink bands were ordered to work, I hope the cases would be reported to MHR so that action could be taken as all parties should cooperate to ensure there is no SOPs violation.
“Employers who force their workers to work should face action but I understand their workers have no choice as they could have been warned or face termination,” he told a media conference after visiting a roadblock in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur today.
Ismail Sabri said there were cases when action had been taken and the premises were ordered to close and the employers issued compounds as well.
“If everybody cooperates on the matter (compliance to SOP) and total lockdown, we could together flatten the Covid-19 curve,” he said.
Apart from that, Ismail Sabri said MKN also received many complaints on business premises and factories which are not categorised as essential services but operating during the total lockdown.
“We received many complaints from the people including social media that such premises are open and operating despite being prohibited.
“As such, the prime minister (Muhyiddin Yassin) has ordered for the tightening of enforcement,” he said.
Ismail Sabri said members of the public could also lodge their complaints with the Malaysian Government Call Centre at 03-80008000.
Also present at the event were Defence Ministry secretary-general Muez Abd Aziz, Army chief  Gen Zamrose Mohd Zain and Wangsa Maju police chief Supt Ashari Abu Samah. - Bernama

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