Consult labour council to strike 'balance' over minimum wage, Sabah PKR chief tells employers, employees

Deputy Minister of Higher Education Datuk Mustapha Sakmud. (JULY 25, 2024) — ART CHEN/The Star

KOTA KINABALU: Both employees and employers should turn to the Sabah Labour Advisory Council to “strike a balance” following the government’s decision to increase the minimum wage to RM1,700.

Sabah PKR chief Datuk Mustapha Sakmud (pic) expressed concerns over how this wage increase, announced in Budget 2025 by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, would impact small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state.