KLANG: The Human Resources Ministry will discuss with the Home Ministry to issue a new directive that requires employers to make Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributions for security guards.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said according to Socso, the sector was found to have the least number of contributions from employers, besides the small and medium enterprises industry and contractors involved in schools and cleaning work.
"I would like to warn the security companies to ensure their employees are well taken care of.
"I have received many complaints from staff that when the employers change, their workers are retained, but there are no contributions to Socso or the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) made on their behalf.
"I will discuss the matter with the Home Ministry so that a new directive could be issued to make it compulsory for employers to contribute to Socso, even if the security guards have worked for a day or a month," he told reporters after handing over Socso's donations to three siblings who became orphans after their mother died due to Covid-19 at Taman Sentosa, here.
Saravanan said security guards are an important workforce sector because it is their duty and responsibility to keep people safe. However, he said they will not have job safety without Socso contributions.
"There is no compromise. After all, the contribution is less than RM20 and we do not even spend that much to eat," he said.
Saravanan added his ministry will start an operation to hunt for employers who do not contribute to Socso on behalf of their workers. He said it would be more aggressive against employers who are reluctant to pay the security guards' contribution.