In collaboration with the EU-funded programme WeEmpowerAsia of UN Women, LeadWomen is inviting 300 Malaysian corporates to expand on their gender diversity efforts by joining the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Activator Malaysia Campaign. The Awareness Sessions will bring a wider consciousness of the WEPs and identify your companies’ strengths, gaps, and determine opportunities to improve their performance on gender equality.

Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE:HLF), a premier global nutrition company, recently launched two new Pick-Up Centres (PUC) - in Bukit Mertajam, Penang and Johor Bahru, Johor - as part of its expansion plan in the Northern and Southern regions.

Law firm Christopher & Lee Ong released an update on amendments to the Industrial Relations Act, which addresses the key amendments to the IRA coming into force as of 1 Jan 2021. This social legislation aims to promote and maintain industrial harmony and regulate the relations between employers and employees (as well as their trade unions).

EY has released its Special Tax Alert No. 1/2021 on Perlindungan Ekonomi dan Rakyat Malaysia (PERMAI) assistance package. The PERMAI assistance package improves on the existing on-going initiatives and also accelerates the implementation of related initiatives. This special tax alert covers the tax measures and selected initiatives such as Wage Subsidy Program 3.0 and HRDF levy exemption.

KPMG’s latest report, Securing the cloud has detailed the need for security teams to move beyond traditional approaches to effectively manage security and protect vital business assets in today’s new reality and threat landscape. “Cloud investment was considered the third most important technology investment during the onset of COVID-19. But in the rush to shift online, businesses may have taken an ‘act now, ask questions later’ approach to their digital transformation and cloud implementation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how connectivity has become an even bigger part of critical infrastructure, helping people in an unprecedented way to work, study and socialize online. Last year, consumer use of fixed broadband increased by an average of two and half hours per day, and on mobile by one hour.