MEF executive director Shamsuddin Bardan noted that companies that give employees travel allowances should stop doing so for those who choose to WFH. This could result in a pay cut of between 10% and 12%. He also says that it is ultimately up to employees to choose to either get paid less, or to deal with the travel costs.
Pekerja yang kerja dari rumah pun keluar duit untuk syarikat juga. Bil elektrik, wifi bayar sendiri. Selalunya memang kena kerja sampai malam juga. Kalau bab potong gaji, laju je fikir. pic.twitter.com/O6cGJKa1pK — Syed Saddiq (@SyedSaddiq) April 25, 2022 Naturally, this has drawn flak from a number of MPs. Among them are former youth and sports minster Syed Saddiq, who says that not only do those who WFH have to pay for their own increased electricity and internet bills, they often have to work until night.
— M. Kula Segaran (@mkula) April 25, 2022 Similarly, former human resources minister M. Kula Segaran calls the suggestion by the MEF “shallow” and “out of touch with changes in employment” thanks to the pandemic and technology. He also says that “maybe now” the Ministry of Human Resources would resume the National Labour Advisory Council which, as FMT reports, was last held in 2020. (Source: FMT [1], [2])
