Good day to everyone here!
I am having issues with employer, and asking if there is someone who can help me or what can I do legally. Articles on the internet have been controversial so I came here. Seeking advice of good folks (preferably lawyers over here).
Initial remark - I have no money to pay to those who want to profit on someone else's trouble.
I came to Malaysia in 2018 and I managed to find a job. At a time I thought that I am a winner of a lucky ticket since I wanted to stay here cos I've met someone. Please, avoid scolding me for my own bad decisions, I should not have entered in this in the first place. I know it is my fault also for being such an easy person.
I have signed the "contract" (later I have found out that it has to be stamped also, some green stamp which is not there) in May 2018. Verbally, I was promised that I will be employed in June 2018. In fact, it took me 4 months of visa-running back and forth to neighbour country.
Verbally, they have promised me reimbursement of all the money I spend during this trip. (I do not have recording of this). I have spent about RM25k for that. When it came to compensation, I hardly managed to get RM800. What I have is history of e-mails and WhatsApp chat. Most important things were said during WhatsApp calls, which I have no ability to record. However, I still have some scanned documents, e-mails, chat histories and video captures with me to use as proof to what I am saying.
Moving forward, I did my visa running and got employed. During this time, I have faced insults, latent and direct threats, (I have couple of e-mails and videos on this), sometimes my salary was delayed up to one month. Payslip was also delayed all the time, for example payslip for May 2020 can easily be sent on June 2020. Payslips contain 'PAYE' as tax deduction. My salary was a bit over RM5.5k + allowance.
Right now, my contract, thank God, is over with them (end date is 3rd JULY 2020), and I have not been paid for JUNE yet! HR of the company says that the salary for JUNE is held because I need to do Tax clearance. In my understanding, salary for JULY has to be held (2 days of JULY + unused annual leaves + additional payments for me working on holidays). Chatting HR makes no difference.
What can I do in this situation?
Thanks.