Since many people in our country are struggling financially during the pandemic, well, we have great news for all of you. Our Prime Minister has announced a Wage Subsidy Program 3.0 and expanded the scope of beneficiaries!
As long as the industry is in the Movement Control Order (MCO) area, you can apply for a one-month wage subsidy program. Each employee will receive an RM600 salary subsidy. Employers can apply for an RM600 salary subsidy for each employee whose income does not exceed RM4000 for a period of 1 month and the number of employees per company is limited to no more than 500!
▼ Here are the application conditions:
- Employers’ income has fallen by more than 30% compared to the same period in 2019
- The employee’s salary does not exceed RM4000
- Employees must have registered or insured with the social insurance agency (PERKESO)
- The employer has registered with the company committee (SSM) or local government before January 1 this year
- Employers cannot dismiss employees after receiving wage subsidies, or allow employees to take unpaid leave
- Employers cannot deduct employees’ salaries
- The number of company employees does not exceed 500
If everything follows the conditions, here is how you can apply! Just follow these steps~
▼Step 1: Browse the official website of psu.perkeso [ Click Here ], and click “Permohonan Baru 3.0” for new applications. But for Employers who have applied before, click “Permohonan Lanjutan 3.0” instead.
▼Step 2: Choose your state
▼Step 3: Fill in the information about the employer, such as company name, company registration number, bank account number, contact information, etc.
▼Step 4: Upload the required documents like the Statutory Declaration PSU3.0, Appendix List of Employees, copy SSM / ROS / ROB, BRN Number of Registered Company in the Bank, and Corporate Bank Account Statement copy.
▼Step 5: Tick all the options under the Deklarasi Majikan column, fill in your name and ID number, and click “Hantar”.
After the application is approved, the government will remit the subsidy to the employer’s bank account. But for more information and details, please check Perkeso Facebook [ click here ].
Hopefully, this will help all of those in needs!
Info via Social Security Organization