Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801)

The implementation of a Minimum Wage Order (MWO) beginning 2012 has affected employees’ pay and the employment of foreign labour. Poor compensation is often mentioned as the main cause of local workforce refusal to work in the hotel industry. The objective of this study is to develop a compensation...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Rozila, Mustaffa, Che Su
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: UUM
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31511/1/13801.pdf
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description The implementation of a Minimum Wage Order (MWO) beginning 2012 has affected employees’ pay and the employment of foreign labour. Poor compensation is often mentioned as the main cause of local workforce refusal to work in the hotel industry. The objective of this study is to develop a compensation plan that address the issue of high dependence on foreign labour. In addition, human capital investment practices in the hotel sector are also investigated. Luxury hotels in Peninsular Malaysia were selected due to their employment of foreign labour, and their ability to invest in human capital. This study used mixed method to obtain data. It is discovered that while competitive compensation can attract local workforce, some employers prefer employing foreign labours
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spelling uum-315112024-11-18T08:52:31Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31511/ Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801) Ahmad, Rozila Mustaffa, Che Su HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform The implementation of a Minimum Wage Order (MWO) beginning 2012 has affected employees’ pay and the employment of foreign labour. Poor compensation is often mentioned as the main cause of local workforce refusal to work in the hotel industry. The objective of this study is to develop a compensation plan that address the issue of high dependence on foreign labour. In addition, human capital investment practices in the hotel sector are also investigated. Luxury hotels in Peninsular Malaysia were selected due to their employment of foreign labour, and their ability to invest in human capital. This study used mixed method to obtain data. It is discovered that while competitive compensation can attract local workforce, some employers prefer employing foreign labours UUM Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31511/1/13801.pdf Ahmad, Rozila and Mustaffa, Che Su Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801). Project Report. UUM. (Submitted)
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Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801)
title Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801)
title_full Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801)
title_fullStr Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801)
title_full_unstemmed Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801)
title_short Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801)
title_sort human resource investment in luxury hotels developing a compensation plan that addresses the issue of high dependence on foreign labours s o 13801
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