I find this very rampant and most employers would not pursue further on this matter. I can understand why (they do not want to waste time on “REJECTS”).
Most probably the staff in question has not been one that they wanna keep. Or the employing them was a mistake which they could not see during the interview.
I think employees must understand that when they are offered a job and subsequently accepting the offer, they have actually gone into a contract with their employers! Employees must know that, a letter of offer was given them and signing the acceptance mean they agree with all the terms and conditions of the employment.
In a standard offer letter, the terms & conditions of service will be spelt out clearly. The items like basic salary against no basic salary, things like working overtime but you cannot claim overtime, all these must be understood first before you accept the offer! Don't just look at the salary offered and the number of annual leaves.
Have a copy of the Malaysian Labour Act so that you can refer to it. Ask the experts like the HR or the call the labour office if you are indoubt. I would strongly advice employees to read the “Employment Act” even before accepting the job offer. Most would still go on working without even knowing the existence of such laws or even having seen the Act before!
Well I think it should be taught in school, colleges and varsities. They need to know what the law says. Anyway aren’t they gonna find jobs as soon as they complete their studies?
What I am trying to stress here is, do not just run out and leave your job. It shows your character and I believe there is no such thing as you have to do it. No employer can stop you from resigning.
Do it in a fashionable way. Do it right. Do it as required by the law. You wouldn’t want your new employer to know how you actually resigned.
What most employees fail to notice is that they must pay one month (depending on the contract) salary in lieu of their notice. Meaning if they leave without giving proper notice as required by the contract, they need to pay the employers one month’s salary.
Proper notice means, in accordance to the requirements of the contract (offer letter).
The new employer can also be the culprit. I hope they would also play a fair “game”. Tell them to give ample notice to their employers. Do not force them to run out of their present employer by threatening them with early reporting dates.
You know what; the employee would do the same exact thing to you in future. They would run out and leave you the same way.
You may think, only the lower level staff does this> Well you’re wrong. All levels including managers run out & leave!
Many cite “employers does not appreciate” or simply “wages are low” and “ too much favoritism” as the main reasons for their frustrations. They say they cannot take any chances with these kinda of employers.
What these employees are forgetting are their colleagues. They would be affected by the sudden void. Who is going to do the job? Companies need time to recruit new employees and then train them.
Remember the ones that are gonna suffer would not only be the company but your own friends who had been working with you for all these years.
Exit interviews are very rare and difficult to happen. Most employers would not wanna waste time with people who are leaving. But if they do this, they may be able to improve some of the things have not been able to see or explain. It all depends on how they look at the interview.
Resigning from a job is like being employed for one. There are rules to be followed. There are formalities to be done and there are letters to be issued.
Remember, they can take action on you if you breach the contract.
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