KL Siew
kl_siew@yahoo.com
11/01/2008 21:33:37
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Since the main job is to send the son to school and to bring him back, I would prefer to employ him as a domestic driver to save all the trouble becasue domestic servants are not covered by the Employment Act as far as working hours etc etc are concerned. This means his wages will be paid by the boss himself and not by the company. But for bring him the boss to work, to meeting and so on, the company may pay him by separate vouchers in the form of allowance, tips or whatever you call it., but he is not employed as an employee of the company. I would cover him with a personal accident insurance policy in case of any accident since he is not going to be covered with SOCSO.
If you prefer to employ him as a company driver which means you will have to contribute to EPF, SOCSO and so on, but in view of the nature of work which involves long period of inactive or standby employment, you would not want to specify his working hours but the type of work he is going to do. Give him a basic salary plus an allowance for long hour of standby duties. That allowance will cover possible long hour of work. Of course, in the appointment letter you will have to state his holidays, medical benefits and so on.
Finally, consult your company lawyer as to how the appointment letter should be worded. Give that guy a fair deal and he may not complain.
The above are only suggestions and must decide what you think is right to do.
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