The amount is said to total RM106,000, reported Malaysiakini.
Instead of complying with the letter of demand, the employer’s son filed a claim with the Department of Labour for payment in lieu of a 14-day termination notice.
Payment in lieu of notice is a penalty or compensation that an employee or employer has to pay to the other party when the notice period is not served.
According to a spokesman at the embassy, the employer’s son is probably seeking about RM500 for the two-week notice period that the domestic worker did not fulfil.
However, with all that is happening, the domestic worker said she is now relieved as she is protected by the embassy and managed to call her parents, who had asked her to return home immediately.
She refused to return just yet as she does not want to go home without her hard-earned money.
The embassy, as well as migrant rights organisations Tenaganita and Migrant Care, said it is not uncommon to see employers not paying their domestic workers, reported Malaysiakini.