On 30 September 2026 the Cabinet agreed to exempt micro, small and medium enterprises from the next minimum wage increase, for the time being. If you run an SME in Malaysia, the short version is that nothing has changed about what you must pay today, and something has changed about...
SKBBK: the 0.75% LINDUNG 24 JAM deduction on your payslip
There has been a new line on Malaysian payslips since June 2026. It is small, it comes out of the employee's side, and most published explainers stop at the rate. The part worth knowing is what happened to the first month's money. Those contributions were mandatory when they were deducted,...
PERKESO’s contribution text file changes on 1 October 2026
If you file SOCSO and EIS contributions by uploading a text file to PERKESO, the file you have been using expires at the end of this month. From 1 October 2026 the new format is the only one PERKESO will take. The deadline has not had much airing. The format...