Walking the Tightrope of Compliance – IMPS featured article on StarBiz7
Our managing director, Amir Isyam Abdul Rahim‘s article on navigating the delicate balance between compliance and entrepreneurship has been featured in StarBiz7, the Star Media Group Berhad’s premier weekly business newspaper for...
Is the Progressive Wage Policy the game-changer human capital policy Malaysia needs?
The Progressive Wage Policy is one of the government's strategies to increase the wages of middle-income workers, thereby enhancing the employee compensation (CE) share within the remaining period of the...
The alternative to EPF’s silver bullet proposals: A Government contributed Account 3 for every newborn Malaysian
To actually solve the core issue, my alternative and unorthodox suggestion is the creation of an Account 3 in the EPF funds for all newborn Malaysians whose minimum funds will...
Will the EPF silver bullet proposals work given Malaysia’s ageing and low fertility nation scenario?
Recently there have been quite a number of news updates on EPF. It was reported that they want to handle the current retirement sufficiency and livelihood balance with 2 proposals...
Internship Pay Issues – Do we really need to care? What is the middle ground?
For the record, I am not in favour of making the minimum wage mandatory for internships. And from a pure support perspective on the issue, the fact that public opinion...
Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) and its Microcredential Initiative
Let’s talk about the plan of Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) to charge RM300 per participant per course for the new microcredential initiative that has the industry riled up. ...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE HIRING SUSTAINABILITY & ESG CONSULTANTS
Concepts of Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) have come full circle in Malaysia. It is now the hottest buzz word in the corporate world and Government sphere in...
Why Malaysia and Other Developing Countries Need to Increase Investments in GLCs and Not Divest
When we read up about government-linked corporations (GLCs) in Malaysia or state-owned enterprises (SoEs) as known in other countries, it doesn’t take long for one to notice that the opinions...
Should the Wealthy be Given Scholarships? An Insight into Getting ROI for Scholarships
In conjunction with the Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship (BTAR) application opening for this year, I recently felt called upon to reflect on my own experience as a former BTAR scholarship...