Industry has laid off 6% employees, more taking unpaid leave

Hotel Industry

PETALING JAYA: The local hotel industry has already laid off 6% of its employees, with a growing number of its staff taking unpaid leave and pay cuts as the sector crumbles from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH), based on a sampling size of 41,000 employees, 20% of were already given pay-cuts, while another 26% are on unpaid leave.