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Figure 4-36: Distribution of non-Malaysian employees by job category
Table 4-21: Average normal working hours and paid OT hours per non-Malaysian employee
Expatriates
/PR Foreign
Workers
Average normal working hours per week 43.2 46.4
Average paid overtime hours per week 12.4 14.7
Expatriates and PR in mining and quarrying, as well as foreign workers in administrative and
support services, registered the highest normal working hours of 70 and 84 hours per week
respectively compared to all other industries. Many of the foreign workers in the administrative
and support services profiled were in the security services. Meanwhile, foreign workers in the
arts, entertainment and recreation industry worked the longest overtime at an average of 30
hours per week.
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