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Malay Mail
7 days ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
Employers must observe extra Malaysia Day holiday, says HR minister
PUTRAJAYA, July 23 — Employers must comply with the declaration of Sept 15 as an additional public holiday in conjunction with this year's Malaysia Day celebration, said Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong. He said employers could observe the additional public holiday and pay the regular salary, or instruct their employees to work and pay according to the public holiday rates. 'Employers can also opt to give a replacement holiday on another day if their employees are required to work on that public holiday. 'To ensure the implementation of the additional public holiday is fair and organised, the Department of Labour (JTK) is prepared to provide advisory services as well as answer any queries from employers and employees regarding the implementation of this additional public holiday,' he said in a statement today. Sim said the Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) welcomes Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's announcement that Sept 15 will be designated as an additional public holiday in conjunction with the Malaysia Day celebration. 'This announcement is good news for workers in the public and private sectors nationwide. 'This additional holiday allows all Malaysians to celebrate unity, strengthen the spirit of nationalism and appreciate the uniqueness of the formation of Malaysia as a multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural country,' he said. Sim also called on Malaysians to use the long holiday for recreation, thus promoting well-being among workers and stimulating economic activities, which in turn will have a positive impact on the local economy. The implementation of the additional holiday is subject to provisions under Section 60D(1) of the Employment Act 1955 (Act 265) for Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan; the Sabah Labour Ordinance (Chapter 67), the Sarawak Labour Ordinance (Chapter 76) and the Holidays Act 1951 (Act 369) as the basis for the announcement of the official additional holiday by the Government. Employers or employees requirin
News.com.au
02-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
‘Is this normal?': Boss makes wild demand on a bank holiday
A bizarre exchange between a boss and an employee asking for the bare minimum has gone unsurprisingly viral. UK workplace expert Ben Askins has found his niche online by sharing anonymous but increasingly bizarre text message exchanges between workers and their bosses. He recently shared a wild exchange after an employee sent him a heated work text exchange and asked him, 'Is this normal?' It started normally enough. A boss texted a worker and asked them to make some design changes because the client had been chasing the workplace about it. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? Wrong. The boss made this demand when it was a public holiday, and the worker was completely entitled to the day off. 'Oh sorry I thought we had bank holidays off,' the worker texted back. 'Technically yes but US clients don't have the same ones and if they need something we need to jump on it,' the boss replied. 'I'm not sure I will be free. I just made plans today assuming it was a proper day-off,' the worker replied. 'You are going to have to cancel them I am afraid. Nothing we can do about it,' the boss wrote back. The worker replied and went straight to bargaining asking if there was any possible wriggle room and if they could do the work in the afternoon or at night. The boss responded and shared they'd been online all day and claimed the worker needed to be more 'responsive'. 'I am not asking for much here,' the boss claimed. The worker continued to try to find a middle ground and suggested emailing the client on their day off to explain the situation and let them know they'd work on the design changes later on. 'Look I have said no. I need you on this now. I can't keep repeating myself,' the boss claimed. 'Okay I will take a look,' the worker fired back. Mr Askins immediately called out the boss, claimed they were being 'ridiculous,' and claimed that most clients would be completely understanding. 'You're completely missing the point. It is your business, of course, you're going to care a lot more. If you want people to care about it during bank holidays you have to incentivise them,' he argued. 'Pay them more or give them some skin in the game.' Mr Askins said that the boss needs to set up their business better and annoy employees on a public holiday. 'This is totally not okay and really poor,' he declared. Naturally most people online weren't impressed with the boss making such demands. 'Why do people respond to work messages outside of working hours?' One asked. 'No. If it's my day off, I'm not working,' another declared. 'How about you pay people to work a public holiday,' someone else suggested. 'Normal? Probably. Acceptable? Absolutely not,' one raged. 'People need to touch grass. Unless someone is going to die over the delay, it can wait,' one claimed. Someone else said it was 'bullying' the worker into working for free, and this exact behaviour was why they'd left their last job.
Al Bawaba
29-05-2025
- General
- Al Bawaba
Eid Al-Adha holiday announced
Amman, May 28 (Petra) – Prime Minister Jafar Hassan announced on Wednesday that the official public holiday for Eid al-Adha will take place from the morning of Thursday, June 5, 2025, through the evening of Tuesday, June 10, 2025. During this period, all government ministries, official departments, public institutions, universities, municipalities, joint service councils, the Greater Amman Municipality, and government-owned companies will be closed. However, the announcement noted that entities whose operations require continuous activity will remain open. //Petra// WH 28/05/2025 11:59:59
