25-Mar-21 18:00

Vivian Kuan, Partner and Head of Litigation, Nik Hussain & Partners | Rosli Affandi, Secretary General of the National Union of Hotel, Bar and Restaurant Workers Peninsular Malaysia | Nadge Ariffin, Food and Heritage Historian

The Federal Court ruled yesterday that hoteliers are not entitled to use the 10% service charge to meet the minimum wage of their workers. We explore the impact of this development with a lawyer, discuss the minimum wage requirement with a union representative, and then look at why we don't have a culture of tipping in Malaysia.

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