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KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Industrial Relations has received around 31 claims for reinstatement involving former Malindo Air workers, says the Minister of Human Resources.
Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the cases were filed under Section 20 of the Labor Relations Act of 1967 to allow workers to be reinstated to their previous employment.
He said that as of Monday (November 2), the Industrial Relations Department had managed to resolve 24 of the 31 cases through peaceful negotiations, while the remaining seven cases are still under the Department’s purview for negotiation processes.
“The Department anticipates that more cases of former Malindo Air workers will be filed, as the 60-day deadline for filing claims under the Act has not ended, as well as the conditional movement control order (MCO) that still applies. currently, “Saravanan said in response to Kasthuri Patto (PH-Batu Kawan) during the minister’s question time on Tuesday (November 3).
Kasthuri had asked the Ministry to declare the assistance to be provided to Malindo Air staff who were fired on short notice and the Ministry’s plan to guarantee job security for them.
Saravanan said Malindo Air workers who were laid off can apply for the job search subsidy for up to six months under the Employment Insurance Plan.
He said that there are also other forms of benefits such as reduced income subsidy, training fee, training subsidy, early re-employment subsidy, among others.
“At the same time, Malindo Air workers who have been laid off can also register on the MyFutureJobs portal to help secure a job.
“The Ministry, through the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF), has various incentives under the Penjana HRDF that can help Malindo Air personnel who may or may have lost their jobs.
“Under the ‘Place and Train’ initiative, Malindo Air workers can also be trained and placed in other industries,” he said.
To a supplementary question from Kasthuri, who asked about the whereabouts of a RM3mil fund given to Malindo Air to pay its workers, Saravanan said that the ministry would meet with the airline’s management together with the Social Security Organization (Socso), as well as with the Department of Works on the matter.
“I will examine the issue to ensure that these workers are protected as much as possible,” he said.
About 2,000 Malindo Air employees were reportedly laid off recently as part of the airline’s latest cost-cutting measure.
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