EVERY job termination will be investigated, Human Resources Minister M. Saravanan assured the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) today.

He said investigations took time due to the high number of cases within weeks of the movement control order.

“I would like to assure MTUC that every case will be investigated,” he said after attending an event today.

“Please bear with us, it may take some time because of the sheer volume of cases but we are taking measures to expedite,” he added.

Earlier today, six employees of a limousine and tourism services company lodged police reports against their employer for failing to remit payments to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Socso.

The reports were lodged at the Jalan Travers police station by MTUC  secretary-general J. Solomon on behalf of the workers.

“Deductions had already been made from the employees’ wages but they were not remitted to the two agencies,” Solomon told reporters at the police station.

The employees were then terminated without any official letters after they complained about the issue to the company’s management in January.

Solomon said MTUC was concerned that the Labour Department has not done anything for the terminated employees.

He said the department told the employees it was still investigating the issue.

“But how can the investigation take up to five months?” – June 22, 2020.