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To Cite this Article: Rosli, M. S., Ismail, T. A. T., Kutut, M. Z. bin, & Hadi, H. A. (2022). The Effect of the Financial Reward of Restaurant Employees towards Job Satisfaction During Covid-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(11), 1037– 1046.
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