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Barnama
23-06-2025
- Business
- Barnama
KESUMA Urges Workers Paid Below RM1,700 To Report To Labour Dept
PUTRAJAYA, June 23 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) has urged employees earning less than the RM1,700 minimum wage to promptly lodge a complaint with the Department of Labour (JTK). It said all parties are required to comply with minimum wage regulations to protect the welfare and rights of workers in the country and warned that legal action would be taken against any violation of the National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011 (Act 732). Referring to a media report alleging that tour bus drivers were only receiving a basic salary of RM700 a month without fixed allowances, the ministry explained that under the Minimum Wages Order (PGM) 2024, which is currently in force, employers are required to ensure that workers receive a minimum wage of RM1,700 per month, regardless of whether this is through a basic salary structure or total monthly earnings. 'If the employer stipulates a basic salary in the contract of service, the rate must not be less than the prevailing minimum wage. 'If the contract does not state a basic salary, the employer must ensure that the monthly wage paid is not less than the prevailing minimum wage, excluding other allowances. PGM 2024 also applies to part-time workers,' it said in a statement today. KESUMA said JTK will step up monitoring and enforcement action on complaints or wage deduction violations that contravene the PGM. If a worker's complaint is upheld in court, the employer may be ordered to pay the wage difference and any affected allowances, in accordance with Section 44 of Act 732. A news portal on June 21 reported that express and tour bus drivers were earning as little as RM700 in basic salary per month, with some not receiving any base pay at all. The situation has reportedly forced them to rely on travel allowances and overtime just to make ends meet, sacrificing rest days and working nearly every day.
The Star
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Star
Security companies urged to comply with new minimum wage order
MELAKA: The Labour Peninsular Malaysia Department has discovered that some of the 35 security companies inspected nationwide have yet to comply with the Minimum Wage Order of RM1,700, which took effect on February 1. Director-General Kamal Pardi stated that employers can be fined under the National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011 (Act 732) for non-compliance. Kamal noted that the Labour Peninsular Malaysia Department, under the Human Resources Ministry, had received numerous complaints from employees of security companies indicating they were still being paid the previous basic minimum wage of RM1,500 per month. "That is why we conducted a nationwide simultaneous operation today to inspect 35 security companies, and we found that some are still paying the old minimum wage rate of RM1,500 a month or RM2,000 including overtime. "I hope these companies will promptly comply with the Minimum Wage Order of RM1,700 and settle the wage arrears starting with the March and April salaries," he said. Kamal made the statement to reporters after leading the Labour Peninsular Malaysia Department Minimum Wage Operation in Ayer Keroh on Tuesday (April 22). Further commenting, Kamal said that between last year and March this year, Labour Peninsular Malaysia Department had opened 456 investigation papers against companies for various offences under the Employment Act 1955, the Minimum Standards of Housing, Accommodations and Employee Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446), and the Minimum Wage Order under the National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011. "We have also issued around 700 fines and compounds to employers amounting to more than RM2 million. "So, instead of paying fines, employers would be better off paying their workers the minimum wage and complying with the law," he said, adding that the ministry places great importance on workers' welfare as it is a right enshrined in law.
