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Govt to review minimum wage this year, says HR minister

today14 March 2024

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Human resources minister Steven Sim said the views of all stakeholders will be taken into account in coming up with a new minimum wage.

PETALING JAYA: The government will review the minimum salary this year in accordance with the National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011, says human resources minister Steven Sim.

“We will take into account the views of all stakeholders, including employees and employers, as well as socioeconomic reports such as those mentioned in the Bank Negara reports,” Sim said in the Dewan Rakyat during his ministry’s winding-up speech today.

He was responding to a question by Rodiyah Sapiee (GPS-Batang Sadong) regarding the adjustment of the minimum wage to align with recommendations from reports by Bank Negara and EPF.

Yesterday, MTUC called on the government to raise the minimum wage in light of the recent 2% hike in the service tax.

Its secretary-general, Kamarul Baharin Mansor, said it had been almost two years since the minimum wage was set at…

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Written by: Ameer Fakhri


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