Strategies and employers decision to reduce foreign workers in construction industry

Government is optimistic in its attempt to reduce the numbers of foreign workers in Malaysia to achieve high income and developed nation. However,the foreign workers influx creates some serious issues to the economic, social and political implication to the country and local communities.The purpose...

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Main Author: Mohd. Ahmadan, Nor Asyidah
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Published: 2021
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spelling my-utm-ep.1019742023-07-25T10:02:15Z Strategies and employers decision to reduce foreign workers in construction industry 2021 Mohd. Ahmadan, Nor Asyidah TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Government is optimistic in its attempt to reduce the numbers of foreign workers in Malaysia to achieve high income and developed nation. However,the foreign workers influx creates some serious issues to the economic, social and political implication to the country and local communities.The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation, government's wage incentives and levy system on employers decision making to reduce foreign workers in construction industry. This research is a quantitative study which the data is collected through survey. The questionnaires were distributed to CIDB grade G7 construction company. There were 50 sets of questionnaire completed and analysed using SPSS software through descriptive, inferential and reliability data analysis techniques. Research findings show that there is significant relationship between IBS implementation, government's wage incentives and strict levy system with employers decision making in reducing the employment of foreign workers. It is supported by the significant correlation and regression value obtained from the data analysis. 2021 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101974/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101974/1/NorAsyidahMohdMSKA2021.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:145771 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Engineering - School of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering - School of Civil Engineering
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Civil engineering (General)
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Civil engineering (General)
Mohd. Ahmadan, Nor Asyidah
Strategies and employers decision to reduce foreign workers in construction industry
description Government is optimistic in its attempt to reduce the numbers of foreign workers in Malaysia to achieve high income and developed nation. However,the foreign workers influx creates some serious issues to the economic, social and political implication to the country and local communities.The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation, government's wage incentives and levy system on employers decision making to reduce foreign workers in construction industry. This research is a quantitative study which the data is collected through survey. The questionnaires were distributed to CIDB grade G7 construction company. There were 50 sets of questionnaire completed and analysed using SPSS software through descriptive, inferential and reliability data analysis techniques. Research findings show that there is significant relationship between IBS implementation, government's wage incentives and strict levy system with employers decision making in reducing the employment of foreign workers. It is supported by the significant correlation and regression value obtained from the data analysis.
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title Strategies and employers decision to reduce foreign workers in construction industry
title_short Strategies and employers decision to reduce foreign workers in construction industry
title_full Strategies and employers decision to reduce foreign workers in construction industry
title_fullStr Strategies and employers decision to reduce foreign workers in construction industry
title_full_unstemmed Strategies and employers decision to reduce foreign workers in construction industry
title_sort strategies and employers decision to reduce foreign workers in construction industry
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