Inequality

Gender Pay Gap: Deciphering the Decline

Watch the video here Produced by Astro Awani Malaysia continues to be plagued with a significant gender pay parity, which is doing our nation no justice. Speaking to Melisa Melina Idris at Astro Awani’s Consider This, REFSA Executive Director shared about…

Tax! Tax! Tax! For the Common Good

In tandem with recent discussions on tax, our researcher Sze Fung was invited onto BFM to discuss the importance of progressive taxation and whether taxing the rich stifles innovation

【开门新趋势】男女就业同工不同酬 如何从根本解决不公 (下)

为了提高女性在职场上的公平待遇,企业通常都多加聘请女性·员工来体现对男女的一视同仁。但是,根据调查,女性雇员以及担任管理层的女性在职场上的比例却还是比男性低了不少。究竟职场性别的公平待遇到底是什么?企业应该要如何改善?义腾研究中心执行长陈宇航与BFM財今探讨。

Same Job, Different Pay?

Are Malaysians paid fairly for the work they do? That is the question many Malaysians are asking after an article on World of Buzz highlighted the large wage disparity between Malaysia and Singapore. While there are many factors such as cost of living that might have been a factor here, there are other granular reasons that also play a role in enlarging the gap. We speak to Tan E-Hun from REFSA to understand the causes behind this wage disparity.

Let Them Eat Chicken (… But Not At Reduced Prices)

Prime Minister Dato Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said that the reduced chicken subsidy was to enable the money to be chanelled directly as cash aid to Malaysians, since previously the reduced price was benefitting not just Malaysians, but also foreign workers and refugees. First, we discuss whether 'Malaysian-only' policies might end up pushing away foreign workers, and whether Malaysia can survive without them. Next, we get into the kind of aid foreign workers have access to, and what needs to be done here.
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