It has been reported in the media that the Government proposed to implement the new minimum wages of RM1,200 per month in 57 cities and towns in Malaysia as listed in Table A attached herewith with effect from Jan 1, 2020. The minimum wages would remain at RM1,100 a month in areas that are not covered under these 57 cities and towns.

Its implementation will be based on employees’ workplace, which, as defined under Section 2(1)of the Employment Act 1955 (Act 265), the Sabah Labour Ordinance (Chapter 67) and the Sarawak Labour Ordinance (Chapter 76), is wherever work is carried out by an employee for his or her employer.

  “any place where work is carried on for an employer by an employee”.

The minimum wage remains applicable for all employees in the private sector, the ministry said, except for domestic servants as defined under section 2(1) of the Employment Act 1955, the Sabah Labour Ordinance and the Sarawak Labour Ordinance, as stipulated in the Minimum Wages Order 2018.

Table A: The towns and cities that will be affected by the new minimum wage 

1. Bandaraya Johor Bahru     

2. Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri 

3. Bandaraya Alor Setar 

4. Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah 

5. Bandaraya Pulau Pinang 

6. Bandaraya Sebrang Perai 

7. Bandaraya Ipoh 

8. Bandaraya Shah Alam 

9. Bandaraya Petaling Jaya 

10. Bandaraya Kuala Terengganu 

11. Bandaraya Kuching Utara 

12. Bandaraya Kuching Selatan 

13. Bandaraya Miri 

14. Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu 

15. Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur 

16. Bandar Batu Pahat 

17. Bandar Kluang 

18. Bandar Kulai 

19. Bandar Muar 

20. Bandar Segamat 

21. Bandar Pasir Gudang 

22. Bandar Kulim 

23. Bandar Sungai Petani 

24. Bandar Langkawi 

25. Bandar Kubang Pasu 

26. Bandar Kota Bharu 

27. Bandar Alor Gajah 

28. Bandar Jasin 

29. Bandar Hang Tuah Jaya 

30. Bandar Seremban 

31. Bandar Nilai

32. Bandar Port Dickson

33. Bandar Jempol

34. Bandar Kuantan

35. Bandar Temerloh

36. Bandar Bentong

37. Bandar Manjung

38. Bandar Kuala Kangsar

39. Bandar Taiping

40. Bandar Teluk Intan

41. Bandar Kangar

42. Bandar Ampang Jaya

43. Bandar Kajang

44. Bandar Klang

45. Bandar Selayang

46. Bandar Subang Jaya

47. Bandar Sepang

48. Bandar Kemaman

49. Bandar Dungun

50. Bandar Padawan

51. Bandar Sibu

52. Bandar Kota Samarahan

53. Bandar Bintulu

54. Bandar Sandakan

55. Bandar Tawau

56. Bandar labuan

57. Bandar Putrajaya

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