Malaysia 180 and the Workplace

Malaysia 180 is of the opinion that a restructuring of the workplace and wages is long overdue.  180 is  of the opinion that amongst other changes the following must be seriously considered

• the collation of a Consumer Price Index based on the most common expenditures of the average Malaysian household.  The CPI  would be reviewed every six  months and every twelve months the minimum wage would be adjusted to keep it in line with the CPI
  
• 180 is of the opinion that immigrant workers do nothing for the Malaysian economic/workplace/social environment. The only advantage they have is that they enhance the profitability of employers.  Disadvantages are:  
• They encourage employers to treat their workers less than ideally.
• They discourage  employers from seeking greater efficiency and from introducing new technology.
• They contribute to keeping the salaries of the whole workforce depressed.
• They encourage the outflow of money from Malaysia
• They lead Malaysians to believe that lowly work is not for them
• They enhance  the risks of crime
• They introduce little in the way of skills into the Malaysian workforce

180 proposes the following:

• The salaries of immigrant workers be increased to that of the minimum wage to discourage employers from employing immigrants rather than locals
• That employers be made  to show proof that they cannot find Malaysian citizens  to carry out a task before being given a license to employ immigrant workers
  
  

180 would encourage the development of unions and support them in their role of caring for the welfare of Malaysian workers, especially salaries, working hours and holiday leave.

180 would introduce a scheme whereby on-the-job training would be attract taxation benefits

180 would encourage the public advertisement of all vacant positions and that those advertisements would carry a formal salary offer.  180 would introduce legislations to prohibit the negotiation downwards of salary offers

180 would encourage employers to have input into the structure of tertiary courses to make them more relevant to industry

180 would set up a unit within the Department of Health to oversee the Occupational Health and Safety of workers

180 would rationalise the productivity losses resulting from too many public holidays and other outside influences which affect productivity.

180 would discourage the concept of bonuses which are too susceptible to the whim of the employer.  Instead they would encourage that workers be paid a fair and reasonable wage based on their experience and professional skills.

180 would also discourage the giving of ‘gifts‘ and company trips in lieu of wage increases

When higher wages become an integral part of the workplace then 180 would seek to eliminate all forms of subsidy.  Thus workers would no longer be reliant on government handouts to survive