PUTRAJAYA, May 1 — The issue of minimum wage implementation will be discussed in the Cabinet meeting next month to get a once and for all solution, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
At the Labour Day 2023 celebration today, themed ‘Pekerja Pemangkin Wadah Malaysia MADANI’ (Workers – Platform of Catalyst for Malaysia MADANI), Anwar who is also the Finance Minister, said the minimum wage is still difficult to implement and its implementation is also a bit chaotic.
“That’s why in the Cabinet meeting next month we want to resolve it once and for all,” he said.
The minimum wage order came into effect on May 1, 2022, with a monthly minimum wage of RM1,500 for all sectors, regardless of region, for employers with five or more employees.
For employers with fewer than five employees, the implementation of the minimum wage has been postponed from Jan 1 to July 1 this year.
