Gov't told of employers abusing wage subsidy programme - Tengku Zafrul

The government has been informed that there were employers who did not channel the money provided under the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package's (Prihatin) Wage Subsidy Programme to their workers, hence violating the conditions set.

Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the aid should not have been abused and employers should be more responsible instead of exploiting and mistreating their workers.

“I would like to remind employers that the government will...