Over 270 employers penalised for labour rights violations since Jan 1

PUTRAJAYA: For failing to protect the welfare and rights of their workers, 272 employers have been slapped with compounds worth RM2.17mil by the Human Resources Ministry since Jan 1. Its minister V. Sivakumar said 1,321 investigation papers were also opened against 645 employers found committing acts in breach of laws enforced by the Labour Department, with some cases even having elements of forced labour.

“The employers were found involved in matters such as unlawful deduction of wages, failure to provide contracts and payslips, failure to take several allowances into account when calculating overtime, failure to obtain Certificate of Accommodation and failure to pay minimum wages.