Some leaders hosted engagements with the HR and leadership teams, while some looked into enhanced communication channels for employees, internal training, and more.

Amendments to Malaysia's Employment Act 1955 came into effect on 1 January 2023, seeing the introduction of reduced working hours, rules around flexible work arrangements, extended maternity and paternity leave regulations, and more.

We've heard from legal experts on what these amendments entail, and in part one of this series, we also heard from five leaders on how they were preparing for the amendments to set in.

Now, in part two, let's hear from six more leaders on the steps they have taken – from engagements with the HR teams, to enhanced communication channels for employees, internal training, and more.

Interviews by Arina Sofiah and Priya Sunil.

[Read Part 1 here featuring leaders from Biomed Global, Vale, and more; and our legal experts' insights here.]

Razman Ismail, Chief People Officer, UEM Edgenta

As Razman Ismail, Chief People Officer, UEM Edgenta, summarises, the EA amendments are centred around key improvements in addressing employee wellbeing, in line with global standards of sustainable business practices. In that light, UEM Edgenta has set the foundation to successfully implement these amendments which will come into effect on 1st January 2023. Razman categorises the steps taken in this journey into three broad areas:

1) Policy & system

UEM Edgenta already has in place certain HR policies...

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