Minimum wage: Compound notices totalling RM35,700 issued to errant employers

KUALA LUMPUR: Compound notices amounting to RM35,700 have been issued to employers nationwide for failing to comply with the Minimum Wages Order 2022 enforced from May 1 until Dec 31 last year.

Deputy Human Resources Minister Mustapha Sakmud said during the period, the Labour Department in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak conducted checks on 28,722 premises, resulting in 33 cases being brought to court.