HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
Which nationality workers are permitted to work in my business sector?
What is the levy rate for my business sector?
What is the rate of VP(TE) & Processing fees based on different sectors ?
How do I manage my workers effective & productively ?
❶ Provide suitable accommodation
→Place your workers to stay near to your workplace for their transport convenience.
→If your business involves recruitment. Set up a proper living environment.
→If you are engaging hostel management service, ensure a warden monitors and resolves hostel maintenance issues.
→Find hostels that are guarded and gated for optimum safety control.
❷ Get living essential ready
Provide COMPLETE living facilities
→Water Supply
→Electricity Supply
→Beds
→Mattresses
→Fans etc
❸ Provide transportation service
→Provide transport from WORKPLACE to worker’s HOSTEL.
To ensure workers report to work PUNCTUALLY and for better management of attendance records by employers.
❹ Medical check-up service
→To provide a regular medical check-up to ensure that your foreign workers are healthy to carry out their daily work.
→Prevention of the spread of contagious diseases among the community.
❺ Efficient & Effective Payroll System
→ Can choose to ENGAGE a professional agency to handle the payroll COMPUTATION and ADMINISTRATION work for your foreign workers.
What are the challenges faced in the employment of foreign workers in Malaysia and tips to overcome them?
❶ Communication Issues
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Due to the language barrier, most managers reported difficulty in communicating instruction and company policies to the foreign workers.
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Language barriers lead to the risk of accidents and misalignment of work assignments among foreign workers.
TIPS:
- Have frequent meetings to iron out problems in understanding
- Nature of work
- Employment condition
- Information regarding occupational safety and health
- Increase productivity
- Improve worker’s performance
- Employers can make use of visual tools like infographics or videos to improve the effectiveness of message delivery.
❷ Culture Difference
- Cultural difference among foreign workers leads to having a different perspective of work and personal life, which leads to social issues such as gang fights, break-ins, dishonesty at work.
TIPS :
- Cultural orientation to be conducted upon their arrival in Malaysia. To prevent social problems arising due to foreign worker recruitment that are caused by cultural differences.
- Employers may opt for accommodation placement with the centralized hostel management.
❸ Abscondment (run away case)
- From absenteeism to abscondment (workers running away), these are the commonly reported problems.
TIPS :
- Centralized hostel management
- Time management system and transportation service to monitor worker’s attendance, to effectively minimize the number of workers absconding.
Things I should know about getting work permit for my foreign workers.
Here’s what you should know, before applying for a work permit:
- The foreign worker must be a passport holder with a validity of at least 18 months.
- The foreign worker must be between 18 to 45 years old at the time of application.
- Issued work permits are usually valid for a period between 6 months to 5 years.
- The foreign worker is only permitted to work in these sectors – Manufacturing, Construction, Plantation, Agriculture, and Services.
- The foreign worker must be certified PASS for Immigration Security Clearance (ISC) in the source country.
- The foreign worker must be certified as fit and healthy by the approved medical center in the source country
3 Main types of Work Passes you may apply for:
❶ Employment Pass
- Workers with skills such as manufacturing, construction, plantation and etc. (This type of pass is issued for a minimum of 2 years, and is only approved for work to be carried out in these sectors
- Manufacturing
- Plantation
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Service
❷ Temporary Employment Pass
- Employment of foreign workers for a duration of less than 2 years or for jobs with salary less than RM 5,000.
- Manufacturing
- Plantation
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Service
❸ Professional Visit Pass
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Allowed to visit Malaysia and period up to 6 months. (Workers remain employed in the home country while providing service to Malaysian company)
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All foreign workers must come from approved source countries such as Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and others.
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No working shall be allowed to commence before the work permit application/work permit renewal is approved.
❶ Communication Issues
-
Due to the language barrier, most managers reported difficulty in communicating instruction and company policies to the foreign workers.
-
Language barriers lead to the risk of accidents and misalignment of work assignments among foreign workers.
TIPS:
- Have frequent meetings to iron out problems in understanding
- Nature of work
- Employment condition
- Information regarding occupational safety and health
- Increase productivity
- Improve worker’s performance
- Employers can make use of visual tools like infographics or videos to improve the effectiveness of message delivery.
❷ Culture Difference
- Cultural difference among foreign workers leads to having a different perspective of work and personal life, which leads to social issues such as gang fights, break-ins, dishonesty at work.
TIPS :
- Cultural orientation to be conducted upon their arrival in Malaysia. To prevent social problems arising due to foreign worker recruitment that are caused by cultural differences.
- Employers may opt for accommodation placement with the centralized hostel management.
❸ Abscondment (run away case)
- From absenteeism to abscondment (workers running away), these are the commonly reported problems.
TIPS :
- Centralized hostel management
- Time management system and transportation service to monitor worker’s attendance, to effectively minimize the number of workers absconding.