KUCHING, Feb. 3 -- Workers must report to the Labour Department if their employers fail to comply with the new Minimum Wage Order, said Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak chairman Zaidi Nasar.
He said minimum wage refers to the basic wage and does not include allowances, incentives, or additional payments.
"For employees paid on a piecework, tonnage, assignment, travel, or commission basis, the monthly wage payable shall not be less than the monthly minimum wage," he said in a statement yesterday.
The new Minimum Wage Order, which came into effect nationwide on Saturday, sets the minimum wage at RM1,700 per month-up from RM1,500-for employers with five or more workers, as well as employers running professional activities, reg...