KUALA
LUMPUR - The announcement of the minimum
wage for the private sector was received with gratitude by housewife and mother
of eight, Siti Rafedah Maalip, 39,
"My
husband works as a security guard and he is the sole breadwinner. All of our
children are still in school and money is getting tighter every year," she
said, adding that the minimum wage would help to lighten the family's financial
burden.
"The
government has gone the extra mile to help people like me."
Minimum
wage in the peninsula has been set at RM900 (S$400), or RM4.33 an hour. For
Sabah, Labuan and Sarawak, it is RM800 or RM3.85 an hour.
Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in announcing the minimum wage on Monday, said
it was in preparation for Malaysia to tranform into a high-income nation by
2020.
Human
Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the minimum wage would
ensure workers had secure income monthly.
"Labour
law states that there should not be any discrimination of wage based on
nationality, gender and age if the workload performed is the same. Therefore,
the minimum wage also includes foreign workers.
"Contract
and part-time workers should also receive minimum wage even if they are paid on
an hourly basis."
For
contract worker Rahimaton Nurul' Ain Abu Seman, 29, the minimum wage was indeed
good news.
"Considering
the increase in cost of living, the announcement came at an appropriate time.
It shows the government's concern for the people."
For
businesswoman Norshahidahbariyah Abdul, 44, who has been paying her employees a
minimum salary of RM900, what was important was the loyalty of a worker.
"I
did not face any problem when I started paying them RM900 and that does not
include overtime and working on a public holiday."
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