{"id":66962,"date":"2025-02-03T17:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T09:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=66962"},"modified":"2025-02-03T17:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T09:40:26","slug":"new-minimum-wage-rm1700","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/new-minimum-wage-rm1700","title":{"rendered":"New RM1,700 Minimum Wage Goes Into Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of today (1 February 2025), the <\/span>new minimum monthly wage<\/span><\/a> of RM1,700 goes into effect. This is a RM200 increase from the previous RM1,500 minimum wage, and is set to affect around 4.37 million workers in Malaysia.<\/span><\/p>\n

This wage increase applies to employers with five or more workers and professional sector employers, regardless of workforce size.<\/span><\/p>\n

Businesses with less than 5 employees have until\u00a0 1 August to comply<\/h4>\n

For businesses with less than five employees, some leeway has been given. The minimum wage for these businesses will instead go into effect on 1 August 2025, allowing for some time to make the necessary adjustments in wage structure and operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Employers must comply with the new minimum wage and ensure that their workers receive at least the stated RM1,700 per month.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: MOHR<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) also stated that the minimum wage adjustment is part of a broader effort to enhance worker earnings, complementing initiatives such as the Progressive Wage Policy and skills training programmes to boost productivity and income levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Non-compliance is an offence<\/h4>\n

Failure to comply will be considered an offence under the National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011 (Act 732) and may result in penalties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, KESUMA has made it known that the minimum wage should not be treated as a benchmark for entry-level salaries. Skilled workers and graduates should still be paid according to their skills, qualifications, and experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

The wage increase aligns with the <\/span>Budget 2025<\/span><\/a> announcement from back in October 2024, which was aimed at economic restructuring and ensuring that Malaysians earn fair and meaningful wages for an overall better standard of living.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This will affect approximately 4.37 million workers in Malaysia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":66963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[2580,387,1322,989,982,485,2579],"class_list":["post-66962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates","tag-kesuma","tag-minimum-wage","tag-ministry-of-human-resources","tag-new-minimum-wage","tag-news","tag-salary","tag-wages"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe New RM1,700 Minimum Wage Is Here<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As of 1 February 2025, the new RM1,700 minimum wage goes into effect, up from the previous RM1,500. 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