AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMinimum Wage: Malaysia will raise the monthly minimum from RM1,700 to RM2,000 in June 2027, benefiting more than four million workers. Smaller businesses with annual sales below RM50 million are exempt, while employers get time to prepare. The government also proposed RM2,500 starting pay for semi-skilled workers and graduates. US Immigration: The Trump administration has halted new and pending PERM green-card applications for eight technology and outsourcing companies amid fraud investigations. The move affects eligible workers’ path to permanent residence, but does not automatically change existing H-1B status. Longer Working Lives: Estonia will link its retirement age to life expectancy from 2027, raising questions about how employers and workers adapt as careers lengthen. Employee Protections: Ontario’s Court of Appeal ruled that incoming building-services providers can be responsible for employees’ severance when they decline to retain them after a contract change. Workplace Dispute: About 40 Great Yarmouth council maintenance staff plan strike action over working hours, leave and recognition of service under TUPE.
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