Low wages must be addressed, 81% of active EPF members earn RM5,000 or less


Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan speaks during EPF 2022 financial briefing at Menara KWSP in Kwasa Damansara. —AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

SHAH ALAM: The low wage structure in Malaysia is one of the reasons why there is inadequacy of retirement savings, says the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

Its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan also said EPF would support the initiative to push it closer towards the living wage of RM2,700.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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