THE Employees Trust Fund (TAP) via its Enforcement Unit held a joint-visit with the Labour Enforcement Division of the Labour Department to business premises around Jalan Muara area in Bandar Seri Begawan.
TAP inspectors found that from nine premises visited, one employer and 11 local employees have not yet registered to the TAP and SCP schemes. A separate visit conducted on August 16 found that two employers and four employees are still not registered to the TAP and SCP schemes.
The Labour Department, on the other hand, has found several offences whereby employers failed to provide proper contracts of work to their local employees, as well as failure to pay their employees for working overtime and to pay salary on time.
On this matter, the Labour Department would like to highlight that employers must ensure that the welfare of the employees are well taken care of and the department will not hesitate to take strict actions against employers who mistreat or do not look after the welfare of their employees.
According to TAP, it is mandatory for employees who are citizens and permanent residents of Brunei Darussalam to be registered and contributing to the TAP and SCP schemes; this includes part-time workers, contract workers, daily-paid workers and workers on probation. Under Section 26 of the Employee Trust Act (Chapter 167), if found guilty, an employer will be fined not more than $3,000 for the first offence and not more than $10,000 for second and subsequent offences.
During one of the inspections.
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