Good for work and leisure: Johor business leaders applaud move to reinstate Saturday-Sunday weekend

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JOHOR BARU, Oct 8 — The announcement for Johor to revert its weekend to Saturday and Sunday from the current Friday and Saturday starting January 1 next year has been positively...

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PM Anwar: Malaysia must highlight its strength as a multiracial, multireligious nation; prove good governance amid global trust deficits and divisionsThe business community in Johor has responded positively to the announcement that the state will change its weekend from Friday and Saturday to Saturday and Sunday, starting January 1 next year.

“Internationally, the weekends of trading countries are always on Saturday and Sunday. So, the consistency will go a long way in our communication with the global business community,” Tan said when contacted byHe was responding to the announcement yesterday by Johor Regent Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibrahim who said the state will revert its weekend days to Saturday and Sunday starting January 1 next year, following the royal assent of the state Ruler Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia.

He said from January 1 next year, the companies will have to cease on their flexible schedules due to only one fixed weekend. “Aligning a common workday and weekend makes sense as Johor’s closest international trading partner is Singapore, that practices a Saturday and Sunday rest days. The Coordinating Council of the Federation of Johor Malay Non-Governmental Organisations said they welcomed the announcement made by Tunku Ismail and Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

Despite the positive outlook on the move, the Malaysian Association of Hotels Johor chapter chairman Ivan Teo said the realignment may not benefit the state’s hotels. Pasir Gudang parliamentarian Hassan Abdul Karim said he was not impressed by the announcement saying it was a vestige of the country’s former colonial power.

 

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