Workers denied minimum wage will lose out on RM4,200 - labour group

Employees who are denied the monthly earnings of the national minimum wage until next July will lose out on RM4,200 which can go a long way for a B40 family which researchers report spends 96 percent of their income on household expenses, said the Labour Law Reform Coalition (LLRC).

Citing statistics reported by the Khazanah Research Institute, the LLRC is also dusting off the Pakatan Harapan 2018 election manifesto to remind the human resources minister of a promise on page 75 of its proclamation.

LLRC co-chairperson N Gopal Kishnam said Harapan had...