The Implementation Of Minimum Wage Order 2012 In Enhancing Better Standard Of Living Among Malaysian Employees

Kamarudin, Nur 'Atikah (2014) The Implementation Of Minimum Wage Order 2012 In Enhancing Better Standard Of Living Among Malaysian Employees. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The Minimum Wage Order 2012 provides the lowest wage permitted and specified by contract or law. The Malaysian Government determines the amount of the minimum wage in Malaysia, taking into account the cost of living and location and geographical area. This amount is adjusted according to the level of a person to survive and support their families. One advantage is that the minimum wage helps to narrow the income gap between rich and poor. The government effort is to ensure the optimum level of the national economy by introducing of a minimum wage in Malaysia. The minimum wage was established to improve the quality of life in Malaysia. The main focus of the government is to help low-income workers that these groups will not survive below-average wages. Three factors were selected for further study on the economy of individual employee, both the ability of workers to earn a living and also increase the performance and motivation of all employees in achieving a better quality of life. The conceptual framework on the implementation of minimum wage in enhancing the standard of living among Malaysian employees has been constructed to illustrate the relation between independent variables with the dependent variable. The primary data sources used in this study is mainly from the survey questionnaires. The secondary data used in this study, came from various sources. Among these sources are the published online journals, research papers and newspaper articles. Respondent are from Government-Linked Company and also private sectors in Malaysia.

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