The Human Resources Ministry will conduct a study on the implementation of flexible working arrangements (FWA) in Malaysian companies to evaluate their impact on productivity.
Minister Steven Sim announced on Thursday (Dec 5) that the study, led by Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (TalentCorp), aims to assess the effectiveness and outcomes of FWA within the Malaysian context.
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Minister Steven Sim announced on Thursday (Dec 5) that the study, led by Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (TalentCorp), aims to assess the effectiveness and outcomes of FWA within the Malaysian context.
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00:00I am very proud today because through cooperation between the Ministry of Labour and the Talent Corp,
00:20Kesuma has smoothened the guidelines for the implementation of the Flexible Work Regulations.
00:26I have given the background and some of my colleagues have given their input,
00:34so I don't want to go into too much detail.
00:37But we hope, Kesuma hopes, that with these guidelines,
00:43more companies and workers will be able to implement the Flexible Work Regulations in their companies.
00:51Because we believe that by implementing or creating a more progressive, more flexible work environment,
01:01which balances between work and work-life balance,
01:05it will be able to give an advantage to a company,
01:10especially in terms of maintaining the quality of the workforce to benefit the company.
01:18Boimin, you said that back in 2023, you were already a member of the Board of Trustees.
01:24Now that you are a member of the Board of Trustees,
01:26do you have any plans for the background?
01:28So far, how many companies have subscribed to FWA?
01:34And the next year, you are also in the process of hiring, right?
01:37So, do you have any plans for how many companies will adopt this?
01:42Okay.
01:44The Telekom, this year, has also been given a task,
01:49which is to run a campaign to enforce the Flexible Work Regulations.
01:55And in their implementation of this,
01:58they have encouraged the FWA's implementation bankers.
02:06And as of October, more or less 3,000 companies have signed up for this banking.
02:13And these companies have more or less 565,000 employees in total.
02:22So, because of this, a new guidance line has been issued.
02:26For me, the laws are already there, the guidance line is already there,
02:32and so we want to encourage more companies to implement it.
02:37I don't have a figure for today's target,
02:42but we will start our campaign to launch the implementation of this FWA
02:49in major cities, especially, for example, in Penang Island,
02:53in Lembah Klang, and in Johor Bahru.
02:55Why? Because these places are the headquarters of companies, including SMEs.
03:02And secondly, it is hoped that with the implementation of this FWA,
03:06we can also reduce a little cross-border congestion
03:09when working hours are more flexible,
03:13or the work regulations are more flexible,
03:15working from home, for example,
03:17or working from a place that is closer to home than the office.
03:21So, we hope this can also reduce other issues,
03:25for example, cross-border congestion.
03:27But the focus of it is not just cross-border congestion,
03:32the focus is to create a more conducive work environment,
03:36to reduce issues such as mental health pressures, and so on.
03:43So, there are 3,000 companies, including e-bankers.
03:46How is the feedback from them?
03:48We have a feedback report,
03:50maybe I will ask Telekom to provide that feedback report.
03:54But Telekom will also, in the next 6 months,
04:00we will conduct a study to look at the effects of the work regulations
04:09on a company, for example, in terms of productivity.
04:12We have international reports that state that productivity is not affected,
04:18but for suma, we also want to look at it in the context of Malaysia.
04:23So, there will be a tracer study in the next 6 months by Telekom
04:30to look at the impact of the work regulations
04:36on the companies that implement them.
04:40Can you share the feedback report?
04:44I mentioned it earlier, but it also provides examples of objectives,
04:54the work regulations, what are the specifications,
04:57the rules of implementation,
05:00how the work regulations are formed,
05:03so that it is not just work from home.
05:05Work from home is only one form.
05:07And then we also have examples,
05:10we provide examples of time calculations,
05:12examples of situations when workers choose to work in a schedule,
05:21in terms of time, in terms of place, in terms of day,
05:25in terms of appropriate work,
05:33in terms of application process,
05:36in terms of application process,
05:38we even have examples of quotas that are given.
05:43The company codes, it says,
05:45what quotas do you want to use?
05:47In the guidelines, there are quotas.
05:49And we have also outlined the responsibilities of the workers
05:52in terms of the work regulations,
05:54the responsibilities of the employers in terms of the work regulations,
05:58and so on.
05:59This is in this book.
06:00Everything can be downloaded on our website
06:03and can also be explained at JTK offices and Telekom.