Minimum Wage

July 16 — The Minimum Wage Order 2012, which was gazetted today, will take effect on January 1 for employers who employ six or more workers.

For employers employing five or fewer workers, the date of enforcement will be on July 1 next year, according to a statement from the Human Resource Ministry. It said the commencement date also applied to employers who were carrying out professional activities classified under the Malaysian Standard Classification of Occupations (MASCO), regardless of the number of employees.
The Minimum Wage Order 2012 was gazetted in accordance with Subsection 23 (1) of National Wage Consultation Council 2011.

Further information on the gazette entitled the “Minimum Wage Order 2012 P.U. (A) 214/2012” can be obtained at federalgazette.agc.gov.my. According to the gazette, the minimum wage rate was fixed at RM900 per month or RM4.33 per hour for the peninsula and RM800 per month or RM3.85 per hour for Sabah and Sarawak