PETALING JAYA: A total of 2,257 company directors were barred from leaving the country for failing to pay the EPF contributions of their employees in 2025.
This brings the total number of company directors barred from travelling abroad for the same reason to 14,332 as of December, EPF’s chief operating officer, Sazaliza Zainuddin said.
He said EPF also filed 3,530 civil suits and took criminal action in 6,011 cases against company directors and employers who failed to remit their employees’ contributions during the year.
At the same time, it resolved 8,868 cases of contribution arrears from 21,029 complaints lodged by employees, while 12,161 cases were still under investigation or pending legal action, Bernama reported.
Sazaliza said EPF’s enforcement teams continuously monitor employers to ensure contributions are paid accurately and on time.
He urged EPF members to check their accounts through the i-Akaun app regularly to ensure their employers’ contributions are credited on time.
