IPOH: The smooth and effective implementation of the RM1,200 minimum wage in major cities under 57 city councils and municipal councils will only be known by the end of February, said Human Resources Minister M. Kula Segaran (pix).
He said this was because the new minimum wage will only take effect from Feb 1.
“We can only know the extent of the compliance after the payday which is on Feb 28 or March 1,” he said yesterday.
The RM1,200 minimum wage is to assist employees in major cities to manage the high cost of living, while the minimum wage remains at RM1,100 a month for the rest of the country.
Meanwhile, during the education aid programme, a total 941 students from 452 families in Perak received cash assistance totalling RM270,000.
Kula Segaran said the assistance was part of the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) and the ministry’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, to help lessen the burden of low income families and to encourage them to save with the National Education Savings Scheme (SSPN).
“This time around we don’t give all the cash to the recipients as some of it will be credited to their SSPN accounts to encourage savings,” he said. — Bernama
