Is the Progressive Wage Policy Promising?

Dr Geoffrey Williams, Professor & Economist, Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST)

Evening Edition · Inside Story · 4 Dec 2023 · 06:00 pm · 31 mins listen

The progressive wage policy was tabled in parliament last week by Economic Minister Rafizi Ramli, and it put forward three main mechanisms: it would be implemented voluntarily, it'd be incentive-based (provided by the government), and it would focus on worker productivity. So we discuss the effectiveness of this model with economist Dr Geoffrey Williams.

Image Credit: Facebook / Rafizi Ramli

Produced by:

Wan Eizzul Islam,Lee Chwi Lynn

Presented by:

Lee Chwi Lynn,Sharmilla Ganesan

Categories:

government,SME

Tags:

wage reform,economic,progressive wage,workers

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