PUTRAJAYA: The National Wages Consultative Council (Amendment) Act 2025 came into effect Friday (Aug 1), extending the current minimum wage to apprenticeship contract workers. In a statement, the Human Resources Ministry said Minister Steven Sim had set Aug 1, 2025, as the commencement date for the amendments. "Under the amendment, the current minimum wage now applies to apprenticeship contract...
KUALA LUMPUR: The minimum wage policy will be expanded to cover graduates and semi-skilled workers, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said this will include Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates classified under Masco code 8 and above. “This effort is aimed at ensuring fair wages that reflect the qualifications and skills of...
KOTA KINABALU: Warisan vice-president Datuk Junz Wong has hit out at the Sabah government for failing to protect workers as the RM1,700 minimum wage takes effect, warning that rising costs and inflation will burden businesses and consumers. He said the state government should have fought for Sabah’s interests instead of letting Putrajaya decide policies that don’t...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) will announce a pay rise for all its 34,000 employees and be the first government-linked corporation (GLC) to raise its minimum wage to RM1,700 as stated in the Budget 2025, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that the top management of TNB had agreed to this after...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to raise the minimum wage from RM1,500 to RM1,700 was among the focus for both government and opposition MPs during the debate on the Supply Bill 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 23). Most of them supported the move as it would benefit the workers, but some expressed concerns...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia may have been ranked as the second worst in the world for work-life balance, but the rating was possibly dragged down by two of the nine metrics used, says an employment legal practitioner. Chia Swee Yik said the minimum wage (about US$1) and LGBTQ+ inclusivity (score 15) seem to have affected Malaysia’s ranking. Commenting...
PETALING JAYA: The minimum wage for Malaysians should be set at RM2,102 as the current RM1,500 is too low for workers to sustain themselves and their families with, according to the latest report by United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) Malaysia. The UN-backed study said its proposal for the new minimum wage was made in light of...
KUALA LUMPUR: With a starting salary of just RM1,441 per month, new police personnel fall under the B40 category, making them part of the urban poor community, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain. The Bukit Aman CID director said the situation is exacerbated if recruits are sent to big cities such as Kuala Lumpur. "Their...
