QuestionHR Ministry tells workers, employers affected by Covid-19 to apply for Socsoemployment insurance system benefitsWednesday, 23 Jun 2021 09:17 PM MYTKUALA LUMPUR, June 23 ?Workers and employers in all sectors affected by the Covid-19pandemic have been urged to apply for temporary assistance or benefits offered by the governmentthrough the Social Security Organisation’s (Socso) Employment Insurance System (EIS).Human Resources Ministry, in a statement today, said among the EIS aid for workers who lost theirjobs are the Job Search Allowance, Early Re-employment Allowance, Reduced Income Allowance,Training Allowance and job search assistance.”Besides that, the training fee is paid directly to registered training providers with a maximum amountof RM4,000.”The EIS is a social security network programme aimed at helping workers who lost their jobs to gettemporary income replacement and employment in order to survive,” it said.The statement added that the insured person would be given advice and assistance, as well as theopportunity to increase their skills through training schemes provided by the government.”Those who lost their jobs can also seek advice from the Labour Department and Malaysian IndustrialRelations Department online,” read the statement.According to the ministry, applications for EIS benefits could be made online or by visiting the nearestSocso counters.Job opportunities are also available on the MYFutureJobs portal at www.myfuturejobs.gov.my, it saidadding that currently, there were 242,598 active vacancies.?BernamaSource: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/06/23/hr-ministry-tells-workers-employersaffected-by-covid-19-to-apply-for-socso/1984489End of Case Study…3/-3Question 1Describe the “Job Search Allowance” provided by Social Security Organisation (Socso).(30 marks)Question 2Explain the conditions to be met to qualify for benefits under Employment Insurance Scheme by anindividual in Malaysia.(30 marks)Question 3The Government had introduced Employment Insurance Scheme (EIS) in Malaysia and administeredby Social Security Organisation (SOCSO). Explain the benefits of EIS to employees in Malaysia.(40 marks)BusinessManagementHuman Resource Management
