Employees Urged To Be Wary Of ‘Delayed’ Appointment Letters
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Local employees must ensure that they have in their possession appointment letters before commencing work with private firms.

According to Hj Razak bin Hj Mohd Daud, his son had been on the receiving end of a raw deal when a private company his son had previously worked at refused to pay him his salary.

His son was said to have continued working without an appointment letter because the manager of the private company had promised him that the contract would eventually be issued.

When his son failed to receive his salary after four months, Hj Razak took his son to the Labour Department. However, an officer there told him that little could be done given the absence of an appointment letter.

"My son did not have any proof that he was working with the company as he was not issued with an appointment letter. Therefore, the company could say that it never employed my son," he said.

Hj Razak urges locals not to start work in the absence of an appointment letter or a contract stating the post, date of commencement, salary, allowances, working hours, discipline and other relevant details.

His son has stopped working for the said company, which still owes him four months' salary.

Hj Razak hopes the Labour Department will hold roadshows to emphasise that workers must have with them appointment letters.

"There may be a few companies that does not realise that they need to provide appointment letters and contracts to their workers.

"At the same time, there may be some others who do this to avoid having to pay their workers.

"The issuance of appointment letters and contracts to local employers must be made compulsory, just like it is for foreign workers," he added. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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