24 Mar 2021
CRYSTAL CROWN HOTEL & RESORT SDN BHD (CRYSTAL CROWN HOTEL PETALING JAYA) KESATUAN KEBANGSAAN PEKERJA-PEKERJA HOTEL, BAR & RESTORAN SEMENANJUNG MALAYSIA
- Citation
- 02(f)-4-01/2018 (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
- Court
- f
- Case number
- 02(f)-4-01/2018 (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Service charge collected from customers is not part of 'basic wages' as defined by the NWCCA 2011 and MWO 2012 and is held for eligible employees (trust/fiduciary relationship); therefore hoteliers are not entitled to appropriate service charge monies to satisfy statutory minimum wage obligations and the Industrial Court cannot use IRA powers to override or read down clear parliamentary minimum wage legislation; accordingly service charge cannot be incorporated into a clean wage or used to top up the minimum wage.