Wage subsidy programme saves 2.9m jobs - minister

The implementation of the Wage Subsidy Programme with an allocation of RM18 billion through the Social Security Organisation (Socso) has successfully saved 2.9 million employees from losing their jobs and assisted over 300,000 employers to date.

Human Resources Minister M Saravanan said the programme was a very good approach to assist employers and employees affected by the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) and was well received by the group...