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MTUC deputy president, Mohd Effendy Abdul Ghani said that MTUC is of the view that the ‘Great Resignation’ is unlikely to happen on a large scale but what will happen is the expectation of jobs and employers will change.

A service sector employee, Nadirah stated that many of her friends have quit or opted to quit as their respective employers are struggling to pay proper wages or dealing with worker shortages that left many in the industry to be overworked and severely underpaid. - 123RF Photo

Thousands of young Malaysians work in Singapore

Malaysia is expected to see the minimum wage raise to RM1,500 monthly by the end of the year.

Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UniRazak) economic expert Professor Dr Barjoyai Bardai

Bosses say now is not the right time to increase the cost of doing business and the proposed RM1,500 new minimum wage implementation would derail economic recovery.

Photo Source: Thomas Fann

Raising the minimum wage is crucial for Malaysia to compete with other developing economies, says Tengku Zafrul. - Photo by Muhammad Hafiz Adnan.

For illustration purpose US Capitol Building Washington DC