Saturday, April 4, 2009

Where is the copy of Malaysian‘s policy to allow employer deduct the levy from the employee?

Where is the copy of Malaysian‘s policy to allow employer deduct the levy from the employee?

“Under the new policy which came into effect yesterday, employers in all sectors will now have to pay the levy, following the revocation of the earlier policy which allowed them to deduct the levy from the monthly wages of their employees”
The Malaysian Federation of Employers (MEF) had described the new policy as unfair..


It is fair to deduct the levy from workers who are already facing under payment and all kinds of unlawful deduction ?
The levy policy is really facilitated condition of forced labour/ debt bondage among migrant workers, which should be serious concerns for relevant stakeholders especially the trade unionist who should advocated for rights of every worker including migrant workers.






April 4, 2009
Beef Up Enforcement On Foreign Workers Levy, Says MTUC
PUTRAJAYA, April 2 (Bernama)- The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today called on the government to beef up the enforcement unit of the Manpower Department to ensure the successful implementation of its new policy on levy for foreign workers.
Its president, Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud, said the department had only about 500 officers now and this was not enough to keep tabs on the thousands of employers throughout the country.
“We do not expect them to visit all employers, as it would be impossible, but at least they should do a systematic random check so that the policy is adhered to,” he told Bernama.
Under the new policy which came into effect yesterday, employers in all sectors will now have to pay the levy, following the revocation of the earlier policy which allowed them to deduct the levy from the monthly wages of their employees.
This means that from this month onwards employers would have to fork out the levy even for their existing workers, thus increasing their operational costs.
The Malaysian Federation of Employers (MEF) had described the new policy as unfair because it was implemented in mid-stream with little notice from the government.
MEF executive director Shamsuddin Bardan said it was understandable for new recruits, but to extend the policy to existing workers was not proper and and would upset the budget and planning of companies, particularly those with thousands of foreign workers.
Meanwhile, Manpower Department Director-General Datuk Ismail Abdul Rahim gave an assurance that the department would carry out effective implementation of the new policy with its existing staff.
“The staff have been told to carry out thorough checks and take firm action against employers who refuse to accept the new directive,” he said.
Those found guilty of flouting the regulations could be fined up to RM10,000.
He said the government had also doubled the levy for workers in the manufacturing and services sectors from RM1,800 to RM 3,600 effective yesterday.
– BERNAMA

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