KUALA LUMPUR: Employers stand to lose out with the ruling that foreign maids should be paid from their first month of employment, said the Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies.
Vice-president Jeffrey Foo said agencies in countries like Indonesia charge employers on advance salaries and the amount would be deducted from the maid’s salary once she starts working.
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