More details on progressive wage model needed, says MCA Youth vice chairman


  • Letters
  • Monday, 27 Nov 2023

PETALING JAYA: The government must also look at solutions for employees and businesses in tandem with the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) to help the country's economic situation, says Jacob Lee Yen Yuan.

In a press statement on Monday (Nov 27), the MCA Youth vice chairman said that increasing wages, which are low in the first place, without giving businesses more room to grow, would only raise operating costs and result in more issues.

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