PETALING JAYA: . The Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the government should have given more thought and carried out an in-depth study before implementing the idea. The group’s executive director, Shaun Cheah, said: “We have a lot of multinational corporations who are already practising flexible working arrangements. However, we are wary of the abuse by employees who may try to hack the system.
Some employees received compensation for parking and travel, he said. He asked if employers could reduce payments to those who chose to work from home as worker compensation was a contractual matter.He said the human resources ministry should clarify. Malaysian Employers Federation president Syed Hussain Syed Husman said he believed that employers had the flexibility to accept or reject an employee’s application for flexible work.