BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Evening Edition  >  Inside Story  >  Is the Progressive Wage Policy Promising?

Is the Progressive Wage Policy Promising?

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

04-Dec-23 18:00

Is the Progressive Wage Policy Promising?

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


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  governmentSME

Tags:  wage reformeconomicprogressive wageworkers





Play / Pause

Listen now : BFM 89.9 -- The Business Station

Today’s Shows



11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) In this episode, we speak with Farhan Ahmad, Group Chief Executive Officer at PayNet to unpack the thinking behind Malaysia’s new Fintech Innovation Hub.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) We review the newest Mission Impossible, and then talk about who embodies movie stardom!

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) How can we prevent accidents involving heavy trucks? Daniel weighs in on his thoughts!

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Matt and Rich ponder whether our current tech world will collapse eventually.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) Climate change is rapidly reshaping our seas and destroying our coral reefs. Tune in to hear what we can do about it.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Andrew Chiu, the Secretary General of the Malaysia Obstacle Race Sports Association (MORSA) shares the rise of obstacle course racing in Malaysia.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

BFM presents the BBC World Service, which provides in-depth coverage of issues from around the world.