Minimum wage poser for smaller firms


PETALING JAYA: For small companies, which have just about one month to implement the RM1,500 minimum wage, there seem to be a wide range of problems still besetting them.

Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia’s (ACCCIM) SMEs committee chairman Koong Lin Loong said they were facing problems like rising costs of raw materials, unpredictable currency rates, a lack of cash flow and difficulty hiring workers.

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