{"id":11659,"date":"2021-09-22T14:49:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T06:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11659"},"modified":"2021-09-22T14:49:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T06:49:27","slug":"current-minimum-wage-can-be-revised-in-stages-wahid-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11659","title":{"rendered":"Current minimum wage can be revised in stages – Wahid Omar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22  — The country\u2019s current monthly minimum wage of RM1,200 (US$283) can be revised upwards as the government has the capacity to accommodate the increment, said former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdul Wahid, who is currently the chairman of Bursa Malaysia Bhd, said this can be done gradually over a period of time to give businesses enough time to plan accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This would also encourage them to enhance automation and improve their processes, subsequently creating more high-value jobs for local workers, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is important for all employers to ensure that their employees are sufficiently remunerated and are provided with good facilities, as well as a safe and conducive working environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think there is actually room for wages to be increased over time, but what is important for the government (is) to set a long-term or medium-term target,\u201d he told a virtual press conference on the sidelines of the virtual 2021 APAC Summit here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minimum wage was last revised on Feb 1, 2020, with an RM100 hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, Abdul Wahid said he\u00a0hoped that businesses would\u00a0take the\u00a0initiative to offer fair remuneration for their workers instead of waiting\u00a0for the government to announce a new policy on the minimum wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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