THE move to increase the minimum wage to RM1,050 (RM5.05 hourly wage) effective Jan 1, 2019, is very disappointing.
The increase is a 5% rise for peninsula Malaysia (from the existing minimum wage of RM1,000) and a 14% rise for Sabah and Sarawak (from RM920).
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