Government ensures minimum wage while promoting progress pay

KUCHING: The government has made clear that the RM1,500 minimum wage will remain despite the introduction of the new proposed progressive wage. Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said that the minimum wage will serve as the foundation of the wage structure, ensuring a fair outcome for everyone involved. “Even with RM1,500, the wage should not […]

MTUC S’wak welcomes court decision

KUCHING: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak has welcomed the Federal Court decision that hoteliers are not entitled to utilise their employees’ service charge to satisfy their statutory obligations to pay the minimum wage or incorporate them into a clean wage structure. “We agree with all the pronouncements made by the learned Justice,” said MTUC […]