Minimum Wage Act Malaysia 2019
The government has proposed that the minimum wage be raised to rm1 100 nationwide from jan 1 2019.
Minimum wage act malaysia 2019. Incentives that will enable its workers to earn at least 20 more than the minimum wage. In releasing the list of 57 cities and towns that will be affected yesterday listed below the ministry of human resources mohr said in a statement that the minimum wage would remain at rm1 100 a month in areas that are not considered part of these. Minimum wages in malaysia averaged 1000 myr month from 2013 until 2020 reaching an all time high of 1200 myr month in 2020 and a record low of 900 myr month in 2014.
Minimum wages in malaysia increased to 1200 myr month in 2020 from 1100 myr month in 2019. Kuala lumpur nov 2 after workers protested against the minimum wage quantum set at rm1 050 monthly the government today raised it to rm1 100 starting january 1 next year. The main legislation relates to minimum wages in malaysia are national wages consultative council act 2011 act 732 minimum wages order 2020.
The current minimum wage is rm1 000 in peninsular malaysia and rm920 in sarawak and sabah. Act 446 amendment 2019 on workers minimum standards of housing and amenities to be implemented 1 june 2020 104 2020 28 may 2020 daily reporting to the department of occupational safety health is compulsory 103 2020 23 may 2020 updates on the implementation of the prihatin rakyat economic stimulus package 102 2020 20 may 2020. Prior to this the minimum wages order 2016 decided that the minimum wage was about rm1 000 a month in peninsular malaysia and rm920 a month in sabah sarawak and federal territory of labuan.
Effective january 1 2019 the minimum wage nationwide including sabah and sarawak will be rm1 050 per month or rm5 05 per hour the prime minister s office announced today. This page provides malaysia minimum wages actual values historical data forecast chart statistics economic calendar and news. Under order 3 of the minimum wages order 2018 it stipulates that the minimum wage for daily rated workers working 6 days a week is rm42 31 per day or rm1 100 a month for monthly rated workers across malaysia the minimum wage.