
The National Wages Consultative Council is currently undertaking a study to comprehensively reform the national wage structure, the human resources ministry told the Dewan Rakyat.
Deputy human resources minister Abdul Rahman Mohamad said the study is being conducted in close collaboration with industrial stakeholders.
“This includes assessing the implications of this proposal on small and medium enterprises, as well as the need for a standardised productivity measurement method across sectors to ensure policies are implemented fairly and sustainably,” he said when winding up the committee-stage debate on the Supply (Budget) Bill 2026 for his ministry.
The council, established under the National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011, is involved in wage-related…