Incentives pay off in keeping workers happy


Lunch time: Loganathan (right) and Ramesh (second right) inspecting the flow of workers getting their meals in the factory cafeteria. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: A few thoughtful incentives can help a lot in keeping workers happy.

Since it is difficult to recruit foreign workers during the pandemic, a US-based multinational corporation (MNC) in Bayan Lepas has managed to reduce its first-month resignations of rank-and-file local workers from 52% to less than 7% through its incentives.

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