Heavy price to pay for SPM leavers


PETALING JAYA: Skipping higher education after Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and opting to enter the labour force straight away will eventually work against such school leavers and even suppress their wages, warn labour experts.

This is because employers will use the presence of a large pool of school leavers to justify not paying them more as they lack higher skills or academic qualifications, said National Association of Skilled Workers secretary-general Mohammad Rizan Hassan.

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