Reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on Malaysian women

Quite recently, working dual jobs among workers in Malaysia was permitted by the government on the grounds of earning additional income as a substructure for daily living, managing household debts and soldiering on towards achieving a sustainable future. The Malaysian Central Bank’s report indicated...

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Main Authors: Mohd Afsur Khan, Aslynda Jane, Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
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description Quite recently, working dual jobs among workers in Malaysia was permitted by the government on the grounds of earning additional income as a substructure for daily living, managing household debts and soldiering on towards achieving a sustainable future. The Malaysian Central Bank’s report indicated that ‘gaji kehidupan wajar’ or the living wage is needed for a household to afford a minimum acceptable living standard as well as a substance for a developing nation. Concurrently, the living wage also was seen to be a potential tool in reviewing current salaries relevancies for Malaysian employees. Assuming that the national living wage is yet attainable, working dual jobs were allowed to certain working sectors. However, the permission was bound to a specific act and circular since it only involved primary official jobs. Working dual jobs can be one of the initiatives to supplement everyday living for most families. This article selects 10-year official-based and academic-content literature that review the relevant concepts of working dual jobs from both international and Malaysian situations. The compilation of this contemporary reviewed reading materials may be useful for the academics and researchers to undertake further deliberation in this pressing socio-financial situation among Malaysian workers, particularly women. As further, this compilation of study may have significance towards the organisational context in the prevalence of women’s empowerment and work-life balance today.
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spelling iium-817282020-11-18T00:43:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/81728/ Reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on Malaysian women Mohd Afsur Khan, Aslynda Jane Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza HM Sociology HM706 Social structure Quite recently, working dual jobs among workers in Malaysia was permitted by the government on the grounds of earning additional income as a substructure for daily living, managing household debts and soldiering on towards achieving a sustainable future. The Malaysian Central Bank’s report indicated that ‘gaji kehidupan wajar’ or the living wage is needed for a household to afford a minimum acceptable living standard as well as a substance for a developing nation. Concurrently, the living wage also was seen to be a potential tool in reviewing current salaries relevancies for Malaysian employees. Assuming that the national living wage is yet attainable, working dual jobs were allowed to certain working sectors. However, the permission was bound to a specific act and circular since it only involved primary official jobs. Working dual jobs can be one of the initiatives to supplement everyday living for most families. This article selects 10-year official-based and academic-content literature that review the relevant concepts of working dual jobs from both international and Malaysian situations. The compilation of this contemporary reviewed reading materials may be useful for the academics and researchers to undertake further deliberation in this pressing socio-financial situation among Malaysian workers, particularly women. As further, this compilation of study may have significance towards the organisational context in the prevalence of women’s empowerment and work-life balance today. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81728/1/81728_Reviewing%20the%20literature%20on%20working.pdf Mohd Afsur Khan, Aslynda Jane and Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza (2020) Reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on Malaysian women. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 2 (1). pp. 14-24. E-ISSN 2682-8731 https://journals.iium.edu.my/irkh/index.php/ijohs/article/view/118/46
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Reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on Malaysian women
title Reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on Malaysian women
title_full Reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on Malaysian women
title_fullStr Reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on Malaysian women
title_full_unstemmed Reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on Malaysian women
title_short Reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on Malaysian women
title_sort reviewing the literature on working dual jobs among workers with specific discussion on malaysian women
topic HM Sociology
HM706 Social structure
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