KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will soon introduce the Non-Employment Injury Scheme to ensure workers are protected beyond office hours, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) announced.
He said the introduction of the scheme stems from a realisation that the pressures of work do not stop at the factory gate or the office door.
“In an age of flexible and remote arrangements, this reform will align protection with the realities of how people live and work today.
“And crucially, it will extend coverage around the clock, recognising that accidents and injuries do not keep to a timetable,” he said in his keynote speech at the World Social Security Forum 2025 here today.
Present were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Minister of Human Resources Steven Sim Chee Keong, Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri and Minister of Youth and Sports Hannah Yeoh.