Over 200 employers given wage subsidy aid closed their businesses

PARLIAMENT | A total of 221 employers closed down their businesses despite having received Wage Subsidy Programme (WSP) assistance, according to the records of the Social Security Organisation (Socso).

Human Resources Minister M Saravanan said based on the Employment Insurance System (EIS) report, 2,713 small and medium enterprises went out of business from March to Oct 30 this year...