PARLIAMENT | The Government Backbenchers Club has proposed that the Human Resources Ministry, in collaboration with the Economy Ministry, carry out an impact assessment six and 12 months after the implementation of the minimum wage increase.

Its chairperson Dr Zaliha Mustafa (Harapan-Sekijang) said the assessment should consider real wages after inflation, employment rates, working hours, productivity and business conditions to ensure the minimum wage hike from RM1,700 to RM2,000 starting June 2027 genuinely improves workers' well-being.

She said Malaysia’s employee compensation share of gross domestic product (GDP), which remains at 33.9 percent, indicates room for improvement in distributing economic returns to workers.