00:00For Malaysia to achieve a high-income and competitive economic status, productivity needs to be increased.
00:08Productivity is not just hard work, but working wisely, you will get more with the same source.
00:15However, increasing productivity alone is not enough.
00:18To achieve inclusive growth, employers and governments need to ensure that productivity increases are translated into fair wages for workers.
00:28Following the 2025 spending, the government invested RM25 million in the Special Task Force of the Reformation Agency
00:35to make public services more efficient.
00:38This funding supports cooperation with the Malaysian Productivity Agency to smoothen the process and digitize services.
00:46Why is this done?
00:48More productive public services mean better and fairer services for the people
00:53and higher wages for public servants.
00:57The 2025 spending will increase the wage requirement for public servants from RM95.6 billion to RM105.93 billion
01:08with a new minimum wage of RM2,115 per month.
01:14Increasing productivity and wages is not just for public servants.
01:19In the private sector, Progressive Wage Policies or PWP
01:23connects wage increases with productivity, helps deal with static wages and increases competitiveness.
01:30In 2025, PWP will receive RM200 million in spending to support 50,000 workers.
01:38This ensures that when workers earn more value, they receive an equal wage increase.
01:46In addition to this initiative, productivity increases must run in line with fair wages from employers.
01:52Workers in this country often receive lower wages than the equivalent economy.
01:58Partly due to dependence on low-wage workers and a lack of union workers.
02:04The government has increased the minimum wage from RM1,500 to RM1,700,
02:10strengthening in February,
02:12but employers are encouraged to exceed the minimum level
02:15and give wages to workers based on their contribution and level of skill.
02:21Fair public services with fair wages are important for Malaysia's competitiveness.
02:26When public servants become more productive, fair and quality services,
02:31it builds confidence in the government and strengthens the foundation of Malaysia for inclusive growth.
02:39Investing in the productivity of both the public and private sectors
02:43ensures a competitive and competitive Malaysian economy.
02:47This positive result and fair wages create an environment that is beneficial to all parties.
02:55Hailey Izhati, Berita Femti.
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