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Budget 2027: Higher wages to boost purchasing power, productivity: experts

Raising the baseline salary to RM2,000 promises better living standards and higher workforce productivity, though experts urge balanced implementation to support small businesses transitioning to higher labor costs

Budget 2027: Over 4 million workers to benefit as minimum wage rises to RM2,000 in June 2027

MSMEs with annual sales below RM50 million will receive an exemption to adjust business models, while fresh graduates face a new RM2,500 monthly income framework under Budget 2027

Minimum wage reprieve will help MSMEs weather rising costs: MEF

Employers’ group says smaller businesses need room to remain competitive and sustain jobs

MSMEs exempted from minimum wage hike for now: Sim

Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister says wage growth measures, including Progressive Wage Policy subsidies, will continue to support workers while protecting small businesses from rising costs

Govt to consider work-from-home for civil servants: Fahmi

Comms minister says special Cabinet meeting may discuss WFH amid rising global energy costs

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Duck and cover? FashionValet bought Vivy’s 30 Maple for RM95 mil in 2018

Purchase of Duck's holding company which appears to be owned wholly by Datin Vivy Yusof and husband Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar was made same year GLICs invested RM47 mil

12 hours on the road no guarantee for liveable wages, say several food delivery riders

Long working hours and cut-throat remuneration structure have been a bane for food delivery riders recently with some considering to leave their current service platform for another – or find a new job altogether.

National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports