One of the most difficult challenges an employee can face is delayed salary or underpayment. Recently, Noor Ainun Jariah Noor Harun, who works as an English editor at RTM, voiced her disappointment on LinkedIn about the company, saying that she has yet to receive her first salary despite having been employed for two months. She also claimed that she attempted to file a complaint with the station’s Director-General but to no avail.
Due to the inaction, the dissatisfied employee urged the Ministry of Communications and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to assist her in resolving the issue. Unfortunately, things have not been looking good so far for the staff member. Here’s what has happened since she posted her story on LinkedIn:
After Noor Ainun’s story went viral, she was contacted by RTM and asked to remove the post. In addition to her update, RTM issued an official statement to address the situation. The company claimed that the employee had submitted incomplete documents, which allegedly resulted in her salary not being processed on time. However, Noor Ainun argued that this was not the case.
In her response on LinkedIn, the staff member insisted that she had completed all the necessary work in order to receive her salary. “I had fulfilled my responsibilities on time, but receiving an additional document to complete a week after submitting it to my boss was beyond my control. Pinning the blame on me for this delay feels unjust,” she wrote. The RTM employee clarified that the reason for posting her complaint online was to highlight a systemic problem, as many of her colleagues had experienced similar delays.
“What caused these delays? That remains unanswered,” she questioned the higher-ups. Fortunately for the employee, another LinkedIn user has shown support since she first posted her experience. CV reviewer and recruiter Sharifah Hani Yasmin previously voiced her thoughts on the matter, claiming that many employees had been raising the issue with their employers for months but nothing was done. She also expressed her disappointment with RTM’s statement.
“While this might be an RTM issue, make no mistake, this isn’t just an issue affecting RTM — freelancers and contract workers across industries also struggle to claim payment for their hard work from the companies that hire them. I, for one, look forward to seeing the ripple effect of these actions. To the higher-ups, please show some empathy,” she wrote on her page. Both women stated that Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil had responded to their calls and would look into the issue.
At the time of writing, there had been no updates from Fahmi Fadzil, other than that he would be meeting with Noor Ainun to discuss the matter further. We hope that things will improve, not just for the staff member, but also for her colleagues who share her struggles.
Sources: LinkedIn (1)(2)(3), TheRakyatPost (1)(2), AstroAwani
