Media Prima to lay off 300 staff
Media Prima Bhd has issued retrenchment notices to approximately 300 employees, whose last day of employment will be on July 31. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Media Prima, in a statement today, said the group and representatives of its five union groups had concluded discussions on the execution of the next phase of the Media Prima business transformation plan that was announced on June 4. “All parties understood the need for the business transformation and agreed to the mechanism of fair and equitable compensation to affected employees as governed by the law, respective union collective agreements and employment contracts,” said the statement.
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