On the floor: Workers at a factory in Penang. Employees are the biggest beneficiaries of the wage subsidy programme.
PETALING JAYA: To support employment and ease the financial burden of businesses, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had announced the Wage Subsidy Programme (Program Subsidi Upah or PSU) under the Prihatin economic stimulus package in March 2020.
The PSUs are financial assistance programmes paid to employers for local employees earning RM4,000 or less.
