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Malaysia Payroll: Statutory Contributions & Tax Treatment 🧐

Payroll compliance is more than simply calling a payment a “salary,” “bonus,” or “allowance.”

Different payments may have different treatment under:
✅ EPF / KWSP
✅ SOCSO & EIS / PERKESO
✅ PCB / LHDN
✅ HRD Corp

📌 Key Rule: The payment label alone does not determine its statutory treatment. Always assess the actual nature of the payment against the latest applicable rules before processing payroll.

Accurate classification = compliant payroll.

HR isn’t just a 9-to-5 job. It’s a little bit of everything. 🎭

One moment, you’re solving a simple question.
The next, you’re handling a difficult situation, supporting someone, or making a decision that affects the team.

Some days are about people.
Some days are about problems.
Most days… it’s both. 😅

Because behind every policy, process and decision, there’s always a person.

And that’s what makes the job challenging and meaningful.

Proud to be part of the people behind the business. 🤝

18 & 19 August 2026

Two days dedicated to elevating the art of customer service and telephone etiquette through the “Serve It on a Silver Platter” training for the team at Mercure Langkawi Pantai Cenang.

A meaningful session focused on creating better conversations, stronger customer interactions and service experiences that truly leave an impression. ✨

The session was facilitated by our Associate Trainers, Ms. Haliza Mohamad and Ms. Aida Maria Zulkifli.

Thank you to the Mercure team for the great energy, participation and commitment throughout the session. 🤝

KPIs aren’t just about numbers.

Behind every target, report and performance score, there are people. ☺️

People who need to feel inspired.
People who need clarity.
People who want to be heard and included.
People who need trust, challenges and opportunities to grow.

Because at the end of the day, people drive performance. 😉

Good KPIs measure results.
Great organisations also pay attention to the people behind those results.

People are the real metric. 🤝

🇲🇾 10 TYPES OF LEAVE EVERY COMPANY IN MALAYSIA SHOULD KNOW

If you work in People Management, HR or Payroll, these are some of the leave terms you’ll come across regularly. 👇

1️⃣ MC — Medical Leave 🏥
2️⃣ AL — Annual Leave 🌴
3️⃣ ML — Maternity Leave 🤰
4️⃣ PL — Paternity Leave 👨‍👧
5️⃣ EL — Emergency Leave 🚨
6️⃣ HL — Hospitalisation Leave 🏥
7️⃣ UL — Unpaid Leave 💸
8️⃣ CL — Compassionate Leave 🕊️
9️⃣ SL — Study Leave 📚
🔟 PH — Public Holiday 🇲🇾

💡 TIP:
Leave entitlements may vary depending on employment contracts, company policies, and applicable Malaysian employment laws.

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17 August 2026 | Bintulu, Sarawak

A meaningful and impactful day engagement with Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad through the Leadership Talent Assessment session at Parkcity Everly Hotel, Bintulu.

An intensive journey focused on identifying leadership potential, uncovering strengths, assessing capabilities and gaining deeper insights into future leadership readiness.

Grateful for the opportunity to be part of this important talent development journey and to contribute towards building a stronger leadership pipeline for the future. 🚀

Assessing Talent. Developing Leaders. Shaping the Future.

Business owner & leader, most teams don’t have a meeting problem. They have a meeting design problem.

When every meeting tries to cover operations, metrics, strategy, problem-solving, and long-term planning, everything gets discussed and very little gets resolved.

Strong leaders separate conversations by purpose and cadence.

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💡 The important lesson is not simply meeting more often.

It is matching the right conversation to the right management horizon.

🔎 Daily asks: What needs attention now?
📊 Weekly asks: What must we execute better?
🧠 Monthly asks: What should we change?
🌍 Quarterly asks: Where are we going?

In Continuous Improvement, this separation is especially valuable. Daily management keeps processes under control, tactical reviews remove barriers, strategic reviews improve the system, and periodic reflection helps leadership make sure the organization is improving in the right direction.

A well-designed meeting should produce clarity, ownership, decisions, and action. If it produces none of those, reconsider why the meeting exists.

13 August 2026 | Kajang, Selangor

Grateful for the opportunity to deliver a short sharing session on Human Resource Management for spa entrepreneurs under the guidance of Coach Rahmah, as part of the INSKEN BANGKIT programme at RHR Hotel, Kajang. 😊

A meaningful session focused on helping entrepreneurs better understand how effective HR practices can strengthen their teams and support sustainable business growth.

Thank you for the opportunity to share and connect with fellow entrepreneurs. 🤝

If AI Can Do More HR Work, What Exactly Should HR Be Doing?

AI can now help with recruitment, employee queries, analytics, learning, performance and workforce planning. 🎯

So the bigger question is:
If AI handles more HR tasks, where should HR create more value?

Not just processing data, but interpreting it.
Not just hiring people, but building the capabilities the business will need.
Not just managing performance, but understanding people, context and potential.

The future of HR is moving towards:
🔹 Business acumen
🔹 Strategic thinking
🔹 Organisation design
🔹 Change leadership
🔹 Data literacy
🔹 Human judgement
🔹 Empathy

AI may reduce transactional HR work. But that doesn't make HR less important.

It raises the bar.

Less processing. More thinking.
Less administration. More impact. 💪

6 August 2026 | PKNS BizPoint, Shah Alam

An impactful and engaging day dedicated to strengthening organisational capabilities and empowering entrepreneurs to build better, stronger and more sustainable businesses. 💼

The Organisation Development Course for GROWPlus PKNS entrepreneurs brought together passionate business owners ready to step up, rethink the way they operate, and unlock greater potential within their organisations.

From leadership and people management to organisational effectiveness and strategic growth, the session went beyond theory, focusing on practical insights that entrepreneurs can actually bring back and apply in their businesses.

It was more than just a course.

It was a step towards building organisations that are stronger, smarter and ready for the next level. 🚀