LABOUR COST IN MALAYSIA 2016 Final Report - National Labour Cost Survey 2016 (F | Page 109

e. * Foreign workers’ levy (currently not borne by employers) 84% of survey respondents with foreign workers in June 2016 paid for levy in 2015. The average payment per foreign worker per month is computed based on: (Total payment by establishments which paid for levy in 2015 divided by total foreign workers in these establishments in June 2016) The calculation assumed that there was no major change in the total foreign workers of these establishments from 2015 to June 2016 Non-wage cost B a. Severance / termination Less than 3% of survey respondents paid for severance / termination in 2015. The average payment per establishment per year is computed based on: (Total payment by establishments which paid for severance in 2015 divided by total number of these establishments / respondents) b. Recruitment 41% of survey respondents incurred recruitment cost in 2015. The average cost per establishment per year is computed based on: (Total cost by establishments which paid for recruitment in 2015 divided by total number of these establishments / respondents) c. TOTAL NON-WAGE COST B Calculation for total non-wage cost B factored in both the above cost components, although an employer may or may not pay for severance for any or al