No new wage target, but economy minister says govt wants greater transparency in salary offers

The Economy Ministry of Malaysia, led by Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, is focused on enhancing transparency and fairness in salary offers rather than establishing a fixed wage target.

Acknowledging a median wage of RM3,600 and existing disparities, especially among the Bumiputera, the ministry aims to ensure that wages reflect workers' contributions and meet living expenses.

The strategy emphasizes equitable opportunities for younger and diverse workers, considering location and household size in the wage assessment process.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The Economy Ministry is looking at ways to make salary offers more transparent and equitable, rather than setting an absolute wage target.

Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said wage growth was important to ensure the benefits of economic growth were felt by the people.

“Median wages are around RM3,600, but there is still a gap, particularly among the Bumiputera,” he told reporters after a dialogue session at the Royale Chulan hotel here.

Akmal said greater transparency was needed in salary offers to ensure workers received fairer returns for their contributions.

“We need greater transparency in wages, and there should be a mandate for salary offers to be made more transparent and fair,” he said, adding that he would bring the matter back to the Economy Ministry for further consideration.

He said equal opportunities for workers could also be reassessed to ensure young people and other workers had better opportunities and received wages commensurate with their contributions.

Akmal stressed that the approach was not about setting a single absolute salary figure, but about ensuring greater openness and fairness in the wages being offered.

He said wages should, as far as possible, meet people’s expenditure needs, with the Perceived Adequacy of Household Expenditure indicator taking into account factors such as location and household size.

“In the context of wages, what we are looking at is greater transparency in salary offers, rather than setting an absolute figure,” he said.

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马来西亚经济部在部长阿克马尔·纳斯鲁拉·莫哈末·纳西尔的领导下，致力于提高薪酬方案的透明度和公平性，而不是设定固定的工资目标。

鉴于工资中位数仅为 3600 令吉，且存在诸多差距，尤其是在土著群体中，该部门的目标是确保工资能够反映工人的贡献并满足其生活开支。

该战略强调为年轻和多元化的劳动者提供公平的机会，并在工资评估过程中考虑工作地点和家庭规模。

吉隆坡，9月7日讯——经济部正在研究如何使薪酬方案更加透明和公平，而不是设定绝对的工资目标。

经济部长阿克马尔·纳斯鲁拉·莫哈末·纳西尔表示，工资增长对于确保人民感受到经济增长的好处至关重要。

“工资中位数约为 3600 令吉，但仍然存在差距，尤其是在土著群体中，”他在皇家朱兰酒店举行的一次对话会后告诉记者。

阿克马尔表示，薪酬待遇需要更加透明，以确保员工的付出得到更公平的回报。

“我们需要提高工资透明度，应该强制要求薪酬方案更加透明和公平，”他说道，并补充说他会将此事提交给经济部进一步考虑。

他表示，还可以重新评估劳动者的平等机会，以确保年轻人和其他劳动者拥有更好的机会，并获得与其贡献相称的工资。

阿克马尔强调，这种做法并非设定一个绝对的工资数字，而是确保所提供工资更加公开透明和公平公正。

他表示，工资应尽可能满足人们的支出需求，而“家庭支出充足性感知”指标会考虑地点和家庭规模等因素。

他说：“在工资方面，我们关注的是提高薪资待遇的透明度，而不是设定一个绝对的数字。”

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