SOCIAL SECURITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

About this Course

Social security and employee benefits administration is an inevitable task in any organization, especially when it involves compliance with statutory requirements. With increasing economic progress and prosperity, the demands on social security and employee benefits administration will also increase. This course covers the various types of social security and employee benefits programmes and the financing, legislation, stakeholders and issues involved in the administration of such programmes. Although the focus of this subject will be the Malaysian system, reference will also be made to alternative systems in other countries as a basis for comparison.

Course Learning Outcomes

1) Analyze the issues of social security programs on the society locally and internationally.
2) Organize the exhibition presentation to explain social security issues by benchmarking against the best global practices.
3) Demonstrate effective personal skills in solving social security problems by applying Malaysian social security legislation.

Course Syllabus

+ Course Syllabus

1) Introduction
• Definition of “social security”
• Philosophy/rationale for social security
• Definition of related concepts

2) Government Pension Scheme
• Government Pension Scheme
• Qualification
• Benefits under Government Pension Scheme
• Trend and issues

3) Employees Social Security
• Social Security Organization
• Membership & Contribution
• Benefits under Employees Social Security Act 1969
• Trend and issues

4) Employees Provident Fund
• Employees Provident Fund
• Membership & Contribution
• Benefits under Employees Provident Fund
• Trend and issues

5) Employment Act
• Employment Act
• Protection for employees
• Protection for female workers
• Minimum wage
• Trend and issues

6) Role of Govenrment, Private Sector, NGOs and International Body
• Role of Government
• Role of Private Sector
• Role of NGOs
• Role of INternational bodies
• Trend and issues

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1 : Which semester this subject ifs offered?
A1 : This subject is offered in semester 5.

Q2 : What is the example of social security programmes in Malaysia?
A2 : Social Security Organization. Employees' Provident Fund. Government Pension Scheme.