Company Fined For Hiring Malaysian On A Social Visit Pass
By Liza Mohd

Kuala Belait - A general contractor and building Maintenance Company was yesterday fined $1,500 or two months in prison in default at the Kuala Belait Magistrate's Court, for employing a Malaysian who was working with a social visit pass.

Project Joinery Contractor Sdn Bhd represented by its director, Hj Massod bin Hj Md Salleh, 57, was fined for employing Saidi bin Soining, 28, who was holding a social visit pass without any consent to the Controller of Immigration.

Facts of the case tendered in court stated that on March 14 this year, the company undertook renovation works at the ground and first floor of a bank in Seria and five workers were allocated to work at the site.

On March 25 acting on public tip off, Immigration officers inspected the site where nine workers were found working and one of them was Saidi who was suspected of breaching the Immigration Act, said the Immigration Prosecuting Officer Reduan bin Hj Adnan.

Investigation revealed that Saidi was employed by the company as a mason with a promised salary of $48 a day. When Saidi was caught, he was found to have been working with the company for only three days.

The company was charged under Section 55(1) (e) in court yesterday before Magistrate Dk Masni binte Pg Hj Bahar. The offence carries a maximum imprisonment term of not more than 2 years and a fine of not more than $6,000. (Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin)

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