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Figure 3-12: Average monthly cash allowance per full-time employee
3.3.3 Commission
15% of the establishments surveyed paid commission to their full-time Malaysian employees,
which amounted to 14% of the total other monthly cash payments (cash allowance, commission
and OT payment) to these employees. The average commission paid was RM1,200 per month.
Managers and associate professionals received the highest average commission of about
RM2,500 per month.
10% and 6% of the employers with expatriate / PR employees and foreign workers respectively
paid commission to these employees. Average monthly commission for expatriates/PR was
around one-third of their average basic wage. Those who received monthly commission were
mostly in managerial and professional job categories who worked in wholesale, retail trade,
professional, scientific and technical activities industries. On the other hand, commission for
foreign workers was minimal (less than 1% of the total other monthly cash payments made to
these workers).
Note: The calculation for the above average commission per employee is based on the assumption
that all full-time employees in the establishments which offered the commission received the
payment.
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