#minimum wage

Young lawyers want action over sexual harassment reporting mechanism which Bar president admits is ineffective.

Starting salaries in public and private sectors fall below the new line, says Cuepacs president Adnan Mat.

This is in reference to claims by employers that businesses will fold up if RM2,700 is fixed as the basic pay for workers in urban areas.

COMMENT | Attributing blame on the poor is dangerous if this myth and stereotype feed into policy thinking.

COMMENT | Gov't must create a virtuous cycle of higher pay, higher technological adoption and higher productivity to create a thriving economy.

LETTER | Minimum wage increases are not the cause of outward remittances and low exchange rates.

LETTER | A special cabinet committee is needed to devise a roadmap to achieving 48 pct compensation of employees per GDP.

The hike will not cause significant impairment to the bottom line of employers, she says.

Ex-premier harangues gov't leaders over low monthly wages.

Imposing the higher RM1,200 rate only in certain locations, the party argues, will increase disparity and complicate matters.

This minimum monthly wage, and at the rate of RM1,100 a month for the rest of the country, is to take effect from Jan 1, 2020.

The issue has been vindicated from an economist point of view, says division secretary K Veeriah.

Economist Yeah Kim Leng says single adults in Klang Valley earning minimum wage will likely need extra income source to make ends meet.

PARLIAMENT | He also urged the government to increase the minimum wage to RM1,500 in the next budget.

Increase in the minimum wage to RM1,200 for employees at major cities was announced under Budget 2020.

This would be an increase of RM100 from the current minimum wage for workers nationwide.

The minister also seeks to raise the minimum wage, provide more funds for women and para-athletes.

COMMENT | Expect a populist tax, the usual noises with trite not-entirely-true arguments about the previous government policies.

YOURSAY | ‘New Malaysia is in denial mode.’

COMMENT | The base salary is low and suppressed; delayed reviews are a further violation of workers’ rights.

Minimum Wage Technical Committee expected to submit proposal by August next year.