Consider business community’s proposals to implement gradual increase in minimum wage, says NCCIM

THE government has gazetted the implementation of new minimum wage of RM1,500 per month as follows:b) Eight months’ exemption for micro-enterprises employing less than five employees;

Businesses, especially SMEs need breathing space at a time when they are increasingly suffering a crippling burden from a myriad of cost pressures, including supply chain disruptions, rising raw material costs, production and energy costs, and other overheads. Both have said that the government will consider some form of measures to mitigate the impact of a higher new minimum wage on business costs.

We have also emphasised to the Minister that appropriate incentives as proposed in Option 2 should be given to relief SMEs’ financial burden.

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