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• EPF, SOCSO and EIS contribution rates 2026: what comes off your first pay slip in Malaysia (Employee rights, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-10-15): EPF 11%, SOCSO, EIS and the new LINDUNG 24 Jam: what comes off your first pay slip in Malaysia, worked out at RM2,000, RM2,500 and RM4,000, what your employer pays on top, and what Budget 2027 changes.
• Minimum wage Malaysia 2027: RM2,000 from June, the RM2,500 graduate floor, and what each costs (HR trends, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-10-10): Budget 2027 raises the minimum wage to RM2,000 from June 2027 and announces RM2,500 for graduates. What is law today, what is only announced, take-home pay, and the employer's cost.
• Resignation letter for Malaysia: two templates, the notice period law, and what happens to your pay and leave (Employee rights, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-10-07): The letter takes four sentences. The rules are where people lose money: notice, 24-hour exits, pay in lieu, final pay and unused leave. Two templates and the Act's own words.
• Resume for Malaysia in 2026: what to put in, what to leave out, and what the person opening the file reads first (Workplace & culture, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-10-06): I open every shortlisted résumé at BlackRevo. The order I read it in, the one-page format that works here, the photo and IC question, a full fresh graduate sample, and what closes a file.
• AI at work in Malaysia: what 2026 looks like, how we use it every day, and what we expect from you (AI trends, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-10-05): 93% of Malaysian employees use generative AI at work; 12% were trained for it. What the 2026 surveys say, how we use AI daily, what we never let it do, and what AI skills mean.
• "Tell me about yourself": how to answer it in a Malaysian interview, from the person asking (Workplace & culture, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-10-04): I sit in the second interview for every hire at BlackRevo. What this opening question really asks, a 90-second structure, three Malaysian sample answers, and what I listen for.
• Malaysia public holidays 2027: the Selangor and KL list, every long weekend, and what the law gives you (Employee rights, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-10-03): The 2027 gazette is out: the Selangor and KL list with weekdays, the long weekends and the leave each costs, the four Saturday holidays, and what section 60D says.
• Job hopping in Malaysia: why 81% of young workers plan to leave, and what we do about it (Workplace & culture, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-10-02): Four 2026 surveys agree: young Malaysians change jobs over low pay, work below their qualifications and unclear progression, not a lack of work ethic. The numbers, and what we do.
• Overtime pay in Malaysia: the 45-hour week, the 1.5×, 2× and 3× rates, and how to check your OT (Employee rights, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-10-01): How overtime is calculated in Malaysia: the 45-hour week, your hourly rate from a monthly salary, 1.5× on a working day, 2× on a rest day, 3× on a public holiday, and who gets them.
• How to reach BlackRevo at Dataran Cascades: parking, MRT Surian and the lift to level 1 (Life at BlackRevo, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-09-30): Step-by-step directions to the BlackRevo office at Dataran Cascades, Kota Damansara, with a photo for every step: where to park, the walk from MRT Surian, and the lift to level 1.
• Emergency leave, unpaid leave and the other leave the Employment Act does not mention (Employee rights, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-09-30): Emergency, unpaid, compassionate, replacement and half-day leave are not in the Employment Act. What each one is, what your employer decides, and how unpaid days are deducted.
• Fresh graduate salary in Malaysia 2026: what to expect, and what you take home (HR trends, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-09-29): What a first salary in Malaysia looks like in 2026, from the RM1,700 floor to what degree holders are offered, and what actually lands in your account after EPF, SOCSO and EIS.
• Sick leave in Malaysia: how many days, what an MC must say, and the 48-hour rule (Employee rights, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-09-28): The Employment Act gives you 14, 18 or 22 days of paid sick leave a year, and 60 if hospitalisation is necessary. How it works, what makes an MC valid, and the deadline that catches people out.
• The night BlackRevo joined the 100 Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs (Life at BlackRevo, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-09-27): On 19 December 2025 the 100 MIYE trophy stood on table 41 at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur. Here is what the award is, what BlackRevo was recognised for, and what it means for the people who work here.
• Annual leave in Malaysia: how many days you get, and how to use them (Employee rights, Yap Pat Yih, 2026-09-26): The Employment Act gives you 8, 12 or 16 days of paid annual leave a year, depending on how long you have worked. How it is counted, what happens to unused days, and how we do it at BlackRevo.