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PETALING JAYA: The Social Security Organization (Socso) has assured airline personnel who recently lost their jobs that the agency is ready to help them recover through various initiatives.
“In light of the recent downsizing exercise in the local aviation industry, Socso is committed to helping airline personnel who have lost their jobs with benefits under the Employment Insurance System (EIS) and government incentives under the Short-Term Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) ”, He said today in a statement.
Administered by Socso, the EIS provides income replacement for employees who have lost their jobs, with a job search allowance for up to six months.
Socso also said that it will help those who have been laid off find new jobs through the Reemployment Placement Program.
It will also cover up to RM4,000 in training costs under its vocational training program.
Additionally, Socso said that its Penjana Hiring Incentive Program, through the national employment portal, MYFutureJobs, will provide workers with the opportunity to upgrade and retrain.
“As always, Socso will take a proactive step to provide assistance to workers who have lost their jobs even before they submit their EIS claims,” Socso said.
Socso said he conducted a virtual job interview program from October 22 to 23, aimed at providing immediate assistance to those who have been laid off.
About 2,000 Malindo Air employees were laid off last Friday in the latest cost-cutting measure for the airline.
The airline asked 70% of its staff to take unpaid leave in April, but apparently offered its employees to take a one-year long-term voluntary unpaid leave the following month.
The airline industry has been struggling to cope with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, and AirAsia Bhd and AirAsia X Bhd cut 10% of their 24,000 employees in October.
AirAsia also laid off more than 250 of its staff in June.
Meanwhile, local media reported last month that up to 20% of the 8,500 workers at the national airline Malaysia Airlines are at risk of being laid off.
