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Objectives of Employment Insurance System (EIS)
The following assistance are offered to employees who lost their jobs:-
- Instant cash assistance
- Assistance in finding new jobs
- Increase employability
EIS Allowance and Benefits
The following monetary allowances and benefits will be provided to employees:-
- Job search allowance
- Early Re-employment allowance
- Training fee
- Reduced income allowance
- Training allowance
- Job relocation and counselling
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Scope of EIS Wages
- Salary
- Pay leave
- Holidays
- Overtime
- Extra work on holiday
Exemption on EIS
- Travelling allowance
- Employee Provident Fund (EPF)
- Special expenses (claims)
- Gratuity
- Annual bonus
- Benefits (Benefit-In-Kind/Value of Living Accommodation)
- Other remuneration
Exclusion from EIS
- Age 18 and below
- Age 60 and above
- New employee age 57 and above
- Public sector
- Self-employed/sole proprietors
- Domestic workers
- Foreign workers
- Employer with no employee
EIS Rates
Under EIS, employees will be given a portion of the insured salary from the 0.4 percent monthly contribution. Employers must contribute 0.2%, while employees will contribute the remaining 0.2%. The contributions will be on a fixed rate based on the employees’ salary. Monthly contributions start from 5 cents for workers earning RM30 a month, while the maximum amount of contribution is capped at RM7.90 for those earning RM 4,000 and above.
Employer Obligation
- Registration of employer and all employee
- Submission of monthly return via online
- Remittance of contribution payment (Employer and Employee)
- Over the counter
- Iperkeso.my
- FPX/EFT/Online Banking
- Keeping of records
EIS Claim Process
- Loss of employment
- Assessment and verification of loss of employment
- Preparation of supporting documents
- Submit to EIS Board within 60 days from the date considers has lost of employment
- Approval of claim
Following Not Constitute Loss of Employment
- Voluntary resignation
- Expiry of contract of service
- Retirement
- Termination by mutual consent without terms and condition
- Completion of work in accordance with the terms of contract of service
- Misconduct
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