Health D-G calls on bosses to ensure staff working at home and not out shopping

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 24 Oct 2020 8:28PM · 2 Comments

Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says workplace infections have occurred. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 24, 2020.

THE Health Ministry has advised employers to monitor employees who are working from home to ensure that they are not out at shopping at malls, said Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The director-general of health said the concept of working at home is to prevent the spread of the virus in the community. 

“We can see that there are infections at the workplace. So, the government has come up with the directive for them to work from home. 

“And it is not for them to go out shopping. So, the employers have the responsibility to ensure they are working from home,” he said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.

He said they have to stay at home and do their work to achieve their key performance index. 

“For example when I had to quarantine for 14 days, I used to work 14 hours a day from 8am then at 5pm do Facebook live. 

“I don’t even have time to leave the house. The main principle is stay at home and not go to the malls.”

He also said that if employees don’t perform or they are out instead of working then its the responsibility of the employers to take action. – October 24, 2020.

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  • Hello just asking company to let their staff to WFH is already taxing on the company. Now you ask the employer to ensure staff not go shopping? How? We are mot police.
    The only way to ensure they don't go shopping is to come to work!

    Posted 3 years ago by Adrian Tan · Reply

  • You please to back to drawing board and statigise your communications. You are unnecessarly creating fear by not so smart communication.

    Posted 3 years ago by Thomas Samuel · Reply