MALAYSIAN CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS WANT TO REINTRODUCE LOW PAID PROBATION FOR FOREIGN WORKERS
January 1st, 2014
As a minimum wage law goes into effect this month in Malaysia, the Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association (MTMA) is asking the government to allow its members to reintroduce a lower-paid probationary period for foreign workers. Companies in the textile and apparel industry commonly place new employees under a 3-6 month probationary period during which they receive a salary 30% lower than their full wage, according to MTMA chief executive officer Andrew Hong.However, a separate government decree last year banned probationary periods for foreign workers on ...
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