The country's employment situation maintained its steady progress in January with just 680,400 remaining unemployed, the lowest since the lockdown started in March 2020.

The Prime Minister said that the 'Transition to Endemic' phase is an exit strategy that will allow all Malaysians to return to virtually normal life after two years of struggling with COVID-19.

According to Randstad Malaysia's survey, "The Great Resignation" wave may hit Malaysia, as 39% of respondents said that they have changed jobs in the previous six months.

According to a Honeywell report, more than half of surveyed employees (62%) say they're willing to quit if their employer doesn't take steps to create a healthier indoor environment.

Singapore's Ministry of Health is urging employers to avoid requesting medical certifications from employees to ease the workload of overworked healthcare workers.

The Industrial Court awarded a former manager for a government agency RM810,628 after finding the company guilty of unfair dismissal, after nearly two years of court proceedings.

According to Qualtrics' 2022 research, one-third of employees in Southeast Asia prefer to hunt for a new job if they are forced back to the office full-time.

As of Jan 31, 64.4% of people with disabilities (PwDs) in the Return to Work programme had been rehabilitated and reintegrated into employment.

Human resources minister M Saravanan said that despite the fact that it is not yet mandatory, some firms are paying their employees the planned minimum wage of RM1,500.

Graduates under 24 have already seen their monthly median earnings decline by 25%, from RM2,066 in 2019 to RM1,550 in 2020, putting them at risk of being the most vulnerable group.