KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 30 -- Top Glove Corporation Bhd said it has yet to be notified of the penalty that it could be subject to for allegedly breaching the Workers' Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446).

Under Act 446, if found guilty, an employer could be fined a maximum of RM50,000 per worker.

A report by The Edge Markets today quoted the world's largest producer of rubber gloves as saying as such in reply to a query on whether the authorities have notified the company of the said penalty.

"We have not been notified and will continue to engage with authorities on this matter," the brief WhatsApp message read without elaborating further.

On November 26, the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) was rep...