Minister: Employers must pay salaries during movement control order period
In the graphic, Saravanan was also quoted saying that employers cannot force workers to use annual leave or go on unpaid leave throughout the period.
Muhyiddin had in a special announcement on Monday said Malaysia will effectively be hitting pause on all non-essential activities for two weeks from tomorrow until March 31 to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus under a nationwide movement control order. This order covers the whole of Malaysia, with a ban on public gatherings including for any religious, sports, social and cultural events except for supermarkets, sundry goods stores, markets and other places selling daily necessities or things that people would need for their day-to-day lives.
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