EPF for part-timers

Employers must make EPF and Socso contributions for their part-time employees as long as they work between 30% and 70% of the number of hours clocked in by regular staff.

Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said employers would have no excuse not to make the contributions for these workers.

“The Employment Act has been amended to stipulate who a part-time worker is. We hope employers will not plead ignorance from now on,” he told reporters after presenting spectacles to needy students here yesterday.

This means that if a regular employee puts in eight hours of work a day, those who put in between 2.5 hours and 5.5 hours qualify as part-time employees.

The number of hours can also be accumulated over several days in a week, including weekends, as long as the arrangement is agreeable to both parties.

From Oct 1, employers who hire part-time employees will be required by law to make EPF and Socso contributions.

Dr Subramaniam said the amendment was needed as there were many Malaysians who had professional qualifications and worked part-time but did not enjoy EPF and Socso coverage.

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