by Donovan & Ho | Aug 7, 2017 | Donovan and Ho updates, Employment Law
Donovan Cheah was interviewed by The Edge in their article “Proposed EIS not expected to be a huge burden”. Donovan shared his thoughts on the controversial Employment Insurance System Bill 2017 which was tabled in Parliament for first reading earlier this...
by Donovan & Ho | Aug 3, 2017 | Donovan and Ho updates, Employment Law
Our partner Donovan Cheah was interviewed on radio station BFM 89.9 (The Business Station) yesterday, where he spoke about the Employment Insurance System Bill 2017 (“Bill”) that was recently tabled before Parliament. The Bill, if passed, will require...
by Donovan & Ho | Aug 2, 2017 | Employment Law
Update: This article was written on 2 August 2017. On 5 August 2017, the Government announced that the Employment Insurance System Bill 2017 would be put on hold to “to allow for more engagements with the stakeholders” The Employment Insurance System Bill...
by Donovan & Ho | Dec 23, 2014 | Employment Law
It has been reported in the Star today that workers in the private sector who have been laid off will be provided financial assistance under the new Employment Insurance Scheme (“EIS”) that will be introduced in 2015. While this is technically good news...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Nov 10, 2020 | Employment Law
On 6 November 2020, the government announced its proposed Budget 2021 amidst our ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. This article focuses on several employment / human resources highlights from the proposed budget: EPF contribution to be reduced to 9% to...
