Don’t terminate the workers’ service or cut their salary only because the company wants to reduce operations cost in this current situation,” he told reporters at his Christmas open house here,Instead, he said, employers could introduce reforms aimed at reducing their costs.
He said this in response to a statement by Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam on Monday for employers intending to impose salary cut, terminate or offer the volunteer separation scheme (VSS) to their workers to notify the Manpower Department of their intention 30 days in advance.
Kitingan also advised the Sabah people to seize opportunities provided by the government for training in agriculture and manufacturing sectors where there were demand for skilled workers.