Just came back from Singapore. According to news yesterday, i understand that their civil servants are getting close to 2 months + 1 month bonus.
But here in Bolehland are going south... Mana boleh!
Thursday November 29, 2007
MYT 8:16:46 PM
The Star
Less pay, bonuses for employees next year
PETALING JAYA: Employees may not enjoy the same salary increase and bonuses they received this year come 2008.
This was revealed in the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) Salary and Fringe Benefits Survey for Executives and Non-Executives 2007 here Thursday.
Speaking during a conference, MEF president Datuk Azman Shah said this was due to various uncertainties in the global market.
“Increasing oil prices and costs, coupled with business uncertainties in the global market, are making a huge impact.
“Our findings have forecast that both salary increase and bonuses for executives and non-executives may not match that of 2007,” said Azman.
The survey was carried out among 233 companies nationwide who are members of the MEF.
Azman said on average, employees were looking at a 5.74% (non-executive) and 5.69% (executive) salary increase next year compared to 6.25% and 5.77% respectively this year.
“Even the average forecast bonus in 2008 for non-executives and executives is lower by 0.26 months and 0.31 months respectively compared to 2007,” he said.
There was, however, some good news for employees in several industries.
The survey forecast that executives in the construction, banking, petroleum, electrical and diversified industries will receive a high salary increase, as will non-executives in diversified, wholesale, business services, electrical and petroleum industries.
Azman said the survey also found more companies adopting performance-linked wage systems, rather than just focusing on seniority.
However, he warned that a high monthly turnover of employees could be expected next year.
He attributed this to the tightening of markets, more professionals being snapped up by foreign firms and a surplus in foreign workers.
Azman later launched two MEF publications - The Analysis of Collective Agreements and Awards On Terms and Conditions of Employment 2006; and Leave and Absenteeism in Employment (Cases, Commentary and Materials).
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
It a jungle out there!
Email as forward to my mail box.
Damansara heights ... again (988 radio yesterday news : usj 8 &puchong also)
Dear all,
FYI
Please be careful!!!!
....another one.... and this time the car was just a "PROTON"!
An incident happened last night relating to my brother. He just finished
work at around 1 am and was on his way home. He stopped at a traffic light
and notice there were about 5 motorcycles (mat rempit) at the front.
Suddenly one of the guys came down and walk next to his car. Next thing you
know, he took out a rod and smash my brother's window (damaged as per. pic
attached) intending to injured him and rob him of his belonging.
He was going for a second attempt when my brother managed to step of the
accelerator and sped off. They did try to follow but gave up after a short
attempt. My brother was lucky that the rod narrowly missed his head and
avoided a serious or probably fatal injury.
This incident can happen to anyone...so please be extra careful especially
when you are driving alone late at night which happens quite often during
the upcoming peak.
Damansara heights ... again (988 radio yesterday news : usj 8 &puchong also)
Dear all,
FYI
Please be careful!!!!
....another one.... and this time the car was just a "PROTON"!
An incident happened last night relating to my brother. He just finished
work at around 1 am and was on his way home. He stopped at a traffic light
and notice there were about 5 motorcycles (mat rempit) at the front.
Suddenly one of the guys came down and walk next to his car. Next thing you
know, he took out a rod and smash my brother's window (damaged as per. pic
attached) intending to injured him and rob him of his belonging.
He was going for a second attempt when my brother managed to step of the
accelerator and sped off. They did try to follow but gave up after a short
attempt. My brother was lucky that the rod narrowly missed his head and
avoided a serious or probably fatal injury.
This incident can happen to anyone...so please be extra careful especially
when you are driving alone late at night which happens quite often during
the upcoming peak.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Now we known why TNB losing money... and why the needs to adjust power tariff.
One clear case of a privatized corporate but still behaving like a Malaysia government department.
Stolen TNB parts used in projects
By Marc Lourdesnews@nst.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Stolen Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) parts are being used in several public street lighting projects in Johor Baru.
Although only one such development has been positively identified so far, it is believed that between three and nine other such projects, each worth between RM100,000 and RM600,000, are also using the stolen parts.
The pilfered parts included concrete poles, insulator piecing connectors and cables.
The parts, installed by private contractors hired by the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB), clearly bear the TNB imprint and are believed to have been stolen from a TNB store in Johor Jaya.
The matter came to light few months ago when the local TNB branch noticed that the projects were using TNB materials.
Furthermore, electricity supply was being connected to the street lights without TNB's permission.
The utility officials wrote several letters to MBJB on the matter but never received any response.
Sources said TNB's investigation and intelligence unit began looking into the issue sometime in September.
Their investigation resulted in a police report being lodged against one of the projects in Skudai on Oct 10.
The report highlighted the use of 10 concrete poles belonging to TNB in the project.
It is understood TNB had purchased the items from a Nilai-based supplier in January last year and kept them in a company store in Johor Jaya.
It is believed that the poles were stolen from the store by a company employee and sold to the contractors through a middleman.
However, it is not immediately known when the 9m long poles disappeared from the company store.
Sources said the modus operandi of the thief was to remove the items from the company compound, and leave them outside, as if they were to be transported to a TNB project elsewhere.
He would then, gradually move the supplies to his middleman, who would sell it to the contractors.
There were suspicions that the theft could just be the tip of the iceberg as the middleman dealing with the sale had previously been arrested in connection with another case involving stolen TNB parts.
He was nabbed at Tanjung Pelepas late last year while trying to bribe an undercover ACA officer to turn a blind eye to his activities.
When contacted, the contractor involved said he had subcontracted the job to someone else, who in turn, had subcontracted it to somebody else.
"We did not know the items were stolen goods until informed by the TNB investigators.
"Only then, we found out that the second subcontractor previously had a bad record with TNB previously."
Seri Alam police, under whose jurisdiction the case falls, said the matter was being investigated and that those involved would soon be called for questioning.
MBJB assistant traffic director Mohd Rafi Jasman, when contacted, said his department was awaiting a report from TNB.
Mohd Rafi added that so far, the city council had only identified four projects with such problems.
Stolen TNB parts used in projects
By Marc Lourdesnews@nst.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Stolen Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) parts are being used in several public street lighting projects in Johor Baru.
The pilfered parts included concrete poles, insulator piecing connectors and cables.
The parts, installed by private contractors hired by the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB), clearly bear the TNB imprint and are believed to have been stolen from a TNB store in Johor Jaya.
The matter came to light few months ago when the local TNB branch noticed that the projects were using TNB materials.
The utility officials wrote several letters to MBJB on the matter but never received any response.
Sources said TNB's investigation and intelligence unit began looking into the issue sometime in September.
Their investigation resulted in a police report being lodged against one of the projects in Skudai on Oct 10.
The report highlighted the use of 10 concrete poles belonging to TNB in the project.
It is understood TNB had purchased the items from a Nilai-based supplier in January last year and kept them in a company store in Johor Jaya.
It is believed that the poles were stolen from the store by a company employee and sold to the contractors through a middleman.
However, it is not immediately known when the 9m long poles disappeared from the company store.
Sources said the modus operandi of the thief was to remove the items from the company compound, and leave them outside, as if they were to be transported to a TNB project elsewhere.
He would then, gradually move the supplies to his middleman, who would sell it to the contractors.
There were suspicions that the theft could just be the tip of the iceberg as the middleman dealing with the sale had previously been arrested in connection with another case involving stolen TNB parts.
He was nabbed at Tanjung Pelepas late last year while trying to bribe an undercover ACA officer to turn a blind eye to his activities.
When contacted, the contractor involved said he had subcontracted the job to someone else, who in turn, had subcontracted it to somebody else.
"We did not know the items were stolen goods until informed by the TNB investigators.
"Only then, we found out that the second subcontractor previously had a bad record with TNB previously."
Seri Alam police, under whose jurisdiction the case falls, said the matter was being investigated and that those involved would soon be called for questioning.
MBJB assistant traffic director Mohd Rafi Jasman, when contacted, said his department was awaiting a report from TNB.
Mohd Rafi added that so far, the city council had only identified four projects with such problems.
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