Multi-tier levy system will push up costs, say employers


KUALA LUMPUR: An employer group and industry players have strongly opposed the multi-tier levy system, saying it would push up the cost of doing business.

Calling for the government to retain the current levy system, Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Datuk Sham­suddin Bardan said the proposed multi-tier system for foreign workers would have a high impact and burden employers in the plantation and construction sectors.

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