KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) – The Human Resources Ministry via the National Wage Consultative Council, is constantly reviewing the Minimum Wage Order every two years, to ensure that the minimum wage policy is in line with the country’s economy.
Its minister, Datuk Seri Richard Riot said there was no issue of the median wage of Malaysians being ‘stagnant’ if the inflation rate was taken into account.
“Statistics issued by the Statistics Department said the median wage and salary of workers in Malaysia rose by 6.5 per cent last year to RM1,600 compared to RM1,500 in 2014…..