According to the Malaysian Employers Federation's Salary Survey for Executives and Non-Executives 2021, more employers are giving salary increases to their employees in 2021 than in 2020, hinting at a positive business recovery in the nation.

According to Mercer's Total Remuneration Survey (TRS) 2021, Malaysian companies expect a median 4.5% increase in overall compensation in 2022.

According to Salary Trends Report 2021/2022, Malaysian employees are expected to see a real wage increase of 2.8% next year, up from a 1.5% growth in 2021.

According to an economist, increasing the minimum wage for workers now could be "tricky," as it depends on living costs and the economy's recovery, which was slowed by the pandemic.

Deputy HR Minister Datuk Awang Hashim said that the report on the minimum wage review would be completed by the end of 2021 and presented its study by early 2022.

Malaysia is experiencing higher-than-usual turnover rates mainly due to employees' dissatisfaction with wages and benefits, and a lack of career progression opportunities.

The National Wage Legislative Technical Committee (JTPGN) is investigating and refining all the findings from the minimum wage review.

The NSC allows Human Resources or Finance staff from the non-essential economic and service sectors to enter the workplace for the payroll process during the total lockdown period.

The Malaysian Employers Federation has appealed to the Prime Minister to delay the minimum wage review, which is due in February 2022.

Recently, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that he would review the national minimum wage in his Labour Day speech.