More people in Malaysia to work from home, shortened business hours among new COVID-19 curbs during MCO 3.0

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KUALA LUMPUR: Additional restrictions for Malaysia's ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO) will include mandating that more employees work from ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Additional restrictions for Malaysia's ongoing Movement Control Order will include mandating that more employees work from home and limiting operating hours for businesses, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Saturday .

In a joint press conference with Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah in Putrajaya, the minister outlined that 80 per cent of all workers in the public sector, as well as 40 per cent of workers in the private sector will be required to work from home.This will mean around 8 million less Malaysians who are commuting to work every day, he explained.

In announcing the nationwide lockdown known as MCO 3.0 on May 10, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had said that employers were compelled to implement the work-from-home policy, with no more than 30 per cent of management staff present in the office at any one time.Moreover, he said that businesses, including retailers in malls, will have to comply with operating hours of between 8am and until 8pm."Our strategy is to reduce movement by reducing the number of people working in officers ...

He added that these restrictions will be implemented from May 25, and will be enforced throughout the country.tighten the current MCO 3.0 with stricter restrictionsA statement was issued following a National Security Council meeting, where the health ministry gave a presentation on the COVID-19 situation in the country, including the infection rate and the health capacity of each state.

 

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