Manufacturers group urges govt to reconsider May RM1.5k minimum wage hike

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has appealed to the government to reconsider the decision to increase the minimum wage to RM1,500 in May 2022 and instead take on the progressive increment approach as it has suggested.

“We strongly feel that a more gradual increase in the wage rate would still be able to address the increase in the cost of living, which is a result of the pandemic and the supply disruptions that have ensued.

“In addition...