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Gamuda increases minimum wage for migrant workers, fresh grads

Move part of commitment to mitigate against worsening social inequity, says company

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 23 Mar 2022 3:51PM

Gamuda increases minimum wage for migrant workers, fresh grads
Gamuda Bhd says it will be increasing the entry-level pay for fresh graduates joining the Gamuda Group from RM3,300 to RM3,500 for engineers, and from RM3,000 to RM3,200 for non-engineering graduates. – Facebook pic, March 23, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Gamuda Bhd will increase its minimum wage from RM1,200 to RM1,600 for its migrant workers effective May 1.

In a statement, the Malaysian-based global engineering, property, and infrastructure company said it is timely to revise its internal minimum wage policy for its workforce across the group, in line with its commitment to make changes for the better and to mitigate against worsening social inequity.

“We will also be increasing the entry-level pay for fresh graduates joining the Gamuda Group from RM3,300 to RM3,500 for engineers, and from RM3,000 to RM3,200 for non-engineering graduates.

“We have reviewed these levels to ensure that our entry-level offers are competitive and within the top quartile of our industry, to enable our group to continuously attract and develop the necessary talent for our business growth,’ it said.

Gamuda said the minimum wage and graduate entry-level pay increases raise the floor for the group’s baseline pay. Consequently, its workforce in the pay bands up to RM5,000 will also enjoy a cascaded pay increase to adjust for internal equity. – Bernama, March 23, 2022

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