it is a trick to cap ‘ Old Wine in a New Branded - TopicsExpress

it is a trick to cap ‘ Old Wine in a New Branded Bottle.’ While talking about foreign employment and remuneration; the relevance is the hike of remuneration/ salary for workers in Malaysia. Now the minimum salary starts at RM 900/- (hiked from RM 650/-), but while delving into “what was given and what was taken”, a difference is detected which shows the hike is just like a game of ‘ smoke and mirror’ and the salary hike came with added costs. Along with the salary hike also accompanied the employers’ rights for the following : 1)A Worker has to pay RM 50/- per month for housing/accommodation. 2)A Worker has to pay levies (which ranges from RM 450/- to RM 1,850 depending on the employment section; those who are in plantation section do pay RM 410/- and for those in service sector to pay QR. 1,850/-) per year. 3)And, there may be other new provisions of deductions (hidden in Mirror surfaced with Smoke) from the workers’ salary. The salary hike now has shifted the previous obligations of the employers in Malaysia to the shoulders of the Workers, which ultimately will sponge up much of their savings. If such above additions and deprivation of previous benefits & facilities continue, the new salary hike is worthless and is just a game of “ Mirror and Smoke”, and it is a trick to cap ‘ Old Wine in a New Branded Bottle’. Note : RM 1/- equals to Nrs. 29.29/- as on 02/02/2014.