Social media has been the main source in forming a new culture among the younger generation - creating a new norm that challenges Gen Z to come out of their comfort zone. With technology constantly progressing and simplifying the way we execute our tasks, the gig economy is now high in demand, especially during a time like Covid-19. Whilst many amongst us are afraid of salary cuts and retrenchments, Malaysians are leveraging in on the resourcefulness and popularity of freelancing to make ends meet.
According to Glenn Tay, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Gigworks, the freelancing landscape will not be diminishing anytime soon but will in fact continue to grow at a rapid pace as majority of the workforce are currently conquered by millennials and their priorities are more focused on work-life balance.
[Kuantan, Pahang, 16 August 2020] Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (Huawei) launched its digital inclusion initiative, TECH4ALL in collaboration with the #IMfutures initiative, in partnership with Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and strategic partners.
The TECH4ALL Remote Education was launched by Huawei Malaysia and partners at the Indera Mahkota Digital Festival where Zac Chow, Vice President of Huawei Malaysia Carrier Network Business Group presented the Huawei IdeaHub Smart Screen to YB Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah, Minister of Communications and Multimedia and Member of Parliament for Indera Mahkota. The Smart Screen will be used at selected schools throughout Indera Mahkota.
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 August 2020 - Malaysia’s own, flexi2pay app was launched recently to help players in the gig economy to manage and keep track of all financial activities while educating them about the fundamental statutory contribution. The world’s first FREE app to support self-employment was developed to simplify, automate and compute three key statutory requirements which include retirement savings by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), social security by the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and income tax by the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN).
