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The cost for a Malaysian employee in both job categories was higher across all the cost
components except for overtime payment, in which foreign workers received about 40% more
than Malaysians. This is consistent with the longer overtime hours clocked in by the foreign
workers.
Table 3-6: Total labour cost per full-time employee per month
(Plant, machine operator and assembler)
Malaysian employee vs foreign worker
Plant, machine operators and
assemblers
Malaysian
Foreign Worker
Wage Cost (RM)
Basic wage
1,413 1,062
Cash allowance 242 154
Commission 685 -
OT payment 541 759
EPF and SOCSO 251 N/A
- -
160 56
3,292 2,031
Other pension fund
Bonus
Total Wage Cost
Non-Wage Cost* (RM)
HRDF
- N/A
Facilities and benefits 517 302
SPPA N/A 7
Total Non-Wage Cost* 517 309**
Total Labour Cost (RM)
Total Wage and Non-Wage Cost*
3,809
2,340
* Does not include severance payment and recruitment cost
** Does not include levy, which was approximately RM1,200 per worker per year in 2015
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