Kuala Lumpur: For employers in conditional movement control order (CMCO) areas who wish to get their employees tested for Covid-19 for free, with costs to be borne by government agency Social Security Organisation (Socso) or Perkeso as it is known by its Malay initials, they are required to apply for such tests to be done at Socso’s panel.
The government said employees living in red zones in CMCO areas will have to go for Covid-19 tests, with Socso to bear the cost if employers are Socso contributors.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan announced that the Socso aid for Covid-19 tests would be extended to the CMCO areas — Sabah, Labuan, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Under the Socso aid, via the Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP) programme, employers have two options: they can either get free Covid-19 tests for their employees, or get only a maximum RM150 subsidy per employee for Covid-19 testing.
To get free Covid-19 tests for their employees, employers must make an appointment for the tests and present complete information to one of the labs on Socso’s service panel, with the screenings to be done at either the work premises or the clinics or labs itself. This is where employers can obtain the form to submit to the lab in order to seek for the free Covid-19 tests for their staff: https://psp.perkeso.gov.my/lampiran-1.html
Alternatively, employers will have to first pay for their employees’ Covid-19 tests that are not done at Sosco’s panel labs, before presenting an application for the Covid-19 test subsidy through the website https://psp.perkeso.gov.my with the receipt attached. For this method, Sosco will pay a subsidy of up to RM150 for each worker who had undergone Covid-19 testing.
Whether employers opt for the free or subsidised Covid-19 tests for their staff, both options must be carried out by the employers.
The free and subsidised options for Covid-19 testing for employees applies to both local and foreign workers in all industries, with contributors who had carried out Covid-19 testing via the PSP programme able to carry out Covid-19 tests under the same aid programme again, Saravanan’s announcement for CMCO areas said.
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On Socso’s PSP website, employers and employees are advised to follow standard operating procedures to avoid the risk of infections during the testing process, with tests also to be held through appointment only to prevent congestion and to prevent workers from queuing for too long.
CMCO is currently imposed on Sabah from October 13 to October 26, and on Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya from October 14 to October 27, and on Labuan from October 17 to October 30.
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