KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal for employers to deduct 20% of their foreign workers’ basic salaries for Socso to prevent them from absconding is too high, according to a labour law practitioner. Welcoming the move, he des­cribed the “forced savings” proposal as not oppressive to foreign workers but “protective”. “The government needs to sell the proposal to the stakeholders and convince foreign workers that it would benefit them and protect their employers,” he said. “Socso will have to be very careful with how they manage the foreign workers’ fund,” he added. Popular chain Original Penang Kayu Nasi Kandar managing director Burhan Mohamed said foreign workers might not be happy with the proposal as the cut was too high.

Source: The Star December 16, 2018 23:27 UTC