PM urges private sector to think about raising salaries, too

FROM DATUK DR MAH HANG SOON Deputy MCA President

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hopes the private sector will follow in the government's footsteps by raising wages.“We hope the private sector this, especially companies that record high profits,” he said briefly after the 19th Majlis Amanat Perdana Perkhidmatan Awam here on Friday .Earlier in the day, Anwar announced a 15% pay raise for civil servants under the management and professional category and a 7% increase for those in upper management.

“Companies are encouraged to join the progressive wage pilot project that is currently underway and aimed and improving wages, especially in small and medium enterprises,” he said in a statement on Friday. Sim said his ministry has also received recommendations from the National Wage Consultative Council on the new minimum wage, adding that it was currently being prepared for Cabinet approval.Mahkota polls: Remember how Umno supported you in other by-elections, Johor Amanah toldSmugglers abandon illicit cigs to escape cops in Semporna

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