- Malaysia passes amendments requiring employers to list vacancies on MYFutureJobs, ensuring transparency and equal access for local job seekers.
- MTUC supports the move, calling the portal essential public infrastructure, with over 200,000 job placements recorded last year.
- Employers praise the platform’s ease of use, with companies like Parkson and BSN successfully hiring for high-skill roles through MYFutureJobs.
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress has termed the legislation that will require employers to report vacancies on the MYFutureJobs portal as a major step toward ensuring transparency in jobs and wider access to employment opportunities for locals.
The Dewan Rakyat last week passed amendments to the Employment Insurance System Act to enhance benefits given to contributors of the Social Security Organisation who lose their jobs and to further improve the governance of the employment insurance scheme. Section 45F: Employers have to advertise job vacancies through MYFutureJobs, the national employment portal, to ensure all jobs are publicly visible to local job seekers.
MTUC president Halim Mansor said that the legislation merely complements employers' efforts to source talent, particularly because it does not restrict them from using other channels such as JobStreet, LinkedIn, or private agencies.
"The best way to think about MYFutureJobs is like a toll‑free highway. People still choose their vehicles buses, lorries, ride‑hailing, private cars but the road itself is public infrastructure, open to everyone", he said.
MYFutureJobs is that highway for the job market. Private job sites are the vehicles. Section 45F makes sure the road is there and that the vacancies are not kept inside a small inner circle. The portal has already proved its effectiveness, having recorded over 200,000 successful job placements from more than 1.5 million advertised vacancies last year. As of Nov 30, 2025, MYFutureJobs had placed close to 200,000 jobseekers from over 1.3 million vacancies with over 170,000 employers registered at the platform.
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Halim said registering and listing vacancies on MYFutureJobs is easy, especially because the recruitment service through MYFutureJobs is provided free by Perkeso, with services that include shortlisting, candidate matching, and invitations to job fairs, all at no extra cost.
He said that from MTUC’s perspective, it is hard to justify why a company that benefits from Malaysian labour and the country’s social protection system should refuse to make its vacancies visible. “As MTUC president, my position is straightforward: if a job exists in this country, Malaysian workers should be able to see it. If you are confident in your business and serious about hiring the best people, you should not be afraid of a public platform”.
Firms such as Bank Simpanan Nasional and Parkson Corporation have welcomed the increased usage of MYFutureJobs. A spokesman for Parkson said posting vacancies on the platform is a relatively easy process. The spokesperson added that it is easy to search for candidates once employers have selected the required skill set, adding that Parkson has recruited candidates for high-skilled positions like senior IT manager and senior IT executive through MYFutureJobs.
A BSN spokesperson explained that activating the platform is 'very easy' and comparable to using other recruitment platforms like LinkedIn, especially with the use of push notifications, which inform the company of strong potential matches in candidates. "We just set the required skill set for example for an auditor, and the system starts working", said the BSN spokesperson.
