Stone Hotel and the fight over minimum wages

Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi and Ismail, Yusof and Abdul Wahid, Mohamad Fikri (2024) Stone Hotel and the fight over minimum wages. IIUM Journal of Case Studies in Management, 15 (1). pp. 62-72. ISSN 2810-2327 E-ISSN 2710-7175

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Abstract

This case study examines at how Ahmad, a hotel worker, changed over the course of his life while the hospitality business and labour laws in Malaysia changed. At first, Ahmad's family lived a simple life, like many others in their coastal town. They made a living by fishing and working in other nearby industries. But commercial and tourism growth pushed by the government drove them to move, which put Ahmad into the growing hotel business. Ahmad's job at Stone Hotel is very different from what he used to do for a living, which shows that he can adapt to new situations. Ahmad worked hard, but his pay stayed the same. He joined a trade union to try to get better working conditions and pay. This action started a big argument about how to read the Minimum Wages (Amendment) Order 2012, mainly about whether or not service charges should be counted towards the minimum wage. The fights between the union and the hotel, as well as the later court cases, show how complicated labour laws and collective bargaining can be. The court's decisions against the hotel's pay practises made it clear how important fair pay is and set a standard for how labour law should be applied. Ahmad's story shows how group action and legal actions can change fair labour practises and is a microcosm of the larger fight for worker rights in Malaysia.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Minimum Wages; Collective Agreements; Industrial Relations; Conciliation
Subjects:	BPH Islamic Economics > BPH72 Economic development. Growth. Sustainable development. Sustainability H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business. Business Administration > HF5387 Business ethics H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business. Business Administration > HF5549 Personnel management
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Business Administration Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Suhaimi Mhd Sarif
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2024 09:06
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2024 09:06
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/110591

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