SHAH ALAM - Bubblebee Sdn Bhd was fined RM17,500 by the magistrate's court here today on seven counts which includes offences of failing to pay outstanding contributions to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) from last year.
Two of the company's directors, Shuib whose full name Shahmira Muhamad, 40, and Koh Choon Guan, 33, who represented the company were sentenced after pleading guilty to all the charges read before magistrate Ameera Mastura Khamis.
The court ordered them to serve two months in jail if they fail to pay the fine.
The court also allowed the company to settle the outstanding Socso contributions in six instalments.
The company pleaded guilty to three charges of failing, as the primary employer of a 25-year-old man, to pay the employer and employee contributions to Socso for October through December 2023, totaling RM97.80.
This was required under Section 6(1) and (8) of the Employees' Social Security Act 1969 and Regulation 32 of the Employees' Social Security (General) Regulations, 1971.
For the fourth to sixth charges, Bubblebee admitted to failing to pay a total of RM17.40 for the same employee for the same three months under Section 18(1) of the Employment Insurance System Act 2017 and Regulation 9(1) of the Employment Insurance System (Registration and Contributions) Regulations 2017.
The offences were allegedly committed at the company's premises in Taman Industri Alam Perdana, Taman Putra Perdana Puchong, at 8.30am on the 16th of each month from November 2023 to January, this year.
For the seventh charge, the company was accused of failing to comply with a summons under Section 110(1) of the Act at the Selangor Socso office on Jan 10.
The charge was framed under Section 110(2) of the Act, which carries a jail term of up to two years, a fine not exceeding RM10,000, or both, if convicted.
For the first to sixth charges, the company was fined a total of RM15,000, while for the seventh charge, it was fined RM2,500.
The prosecution was handled by Selangor Socso prosecuting officer Nurul Atikah Che Sarif, while the company was unrepresented.