KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's latest minimum wage increase is expected to benefit workers through better incomes, while encouraging businesses to step up efforts to improve productivity to ensure that higher wages can be sustained without putting further pressure on prices.
Minimum Wage Hike Should Push Businesses To Improve Productivity
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Malaysia's recent minimum wage hike aims to raise workers' incomes and push firms to boost productivity so higher wages remain sustainable without inflating prices.
- Wage growth has partly matched inflation, but future price rises could erode gains.
- Only about 50,000 workers are covered by the Progressive Wage Policy.
- Bank Negara’s 2025 report notes households still face high living costs amid modest wage growth.
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