{
  "id": 14106427,
  "title": "Ada PMKS pendapatan bawah RM50 juta naik gaji minimum RM2,000, kata persatuan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ada-pmks-pendapatan-bawah-rm50-juta-naik-gaji-minimum-rm2-000-kata-14106427",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-13T02:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/13/ada-pmks-pendapatan-bawah-rm50-juta-naik-gaji-minimum-rm2-000-kata-persatuan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Perdasama, a Malaysian trade association, has welcomed the government's decision to exempt micro, small and medium enterprises (PMKS) with annual sales below RM50 million from the new minimum wage of RM2,000 per month, starting in June 2027. Azamanizam Baharon, the association's president, stated that Perdasama voluntarily agreed to this increase, despite not being in the category of companies with annual earnings exceeding RM50 million. The group believes the decision is reasonable and practical, considering the current reality faced by many PMKS, especially among Bumiputera entrepreneurs who are struggling to stabilize cash flow, cover operational costs, and maintain competitiveness.\n\nHowever, some Perdasama members voluntarily plan to raise their minimum wage to RM2,000 even if their company falls outside the new threshold. This decision is highlighted in the association's statement. During the 2027 budget announcement, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the wage hike from RM1,700 to RM2,000 per month, expected to benefit over four million workers. However, PMKS with annual sales below RM50 million are exempt from the new rate to allow them to adjust their business models.\n\nAzamanizam hopes that the minimum wage benchmark should be evaluated comprehensively, taking into account company size, economic sector, productivity, financial capacity, and the current economic environment. He believes that the implementation of the minimum wage will not only impact businesses primarily in terms of wage payments but may also lead PMKS to reduce hiring, limit new job opportunities, raise product and service prices. Perdasama hopes the government continues to strengthen the ecosystem supporting PMKS through easier access to financing, productivity and automation incentives, digitalization, and workforce training. These steps are essential to ensure wage increases can be sustained by stronger productivity and business performance growth.",
  "summary": "Persatuan Pedagang dan Pengusaha Melayu Malaysia berkata syarikat itu naik gaji pekerja mereka secara sukarela.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ada PMKS pendapatan bawah RM50 juta naik gaji minimum RM2,000, kata persatuan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ada-pmks-pendapatan-bawah-rm50-juta-naik-gaji-minimum-rm2-000-kata",
        "published": "2026-10-13T02:53:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}