KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — Employers who raise their employees’ salaries under the progressive wage policy will receive cash incentives from the government, Economy Minister...
what is so weird about it? it's a stroke of genius actually.
from policy making perspective - it is not any different from grants and subsidies in an area of interest.
especially when considering the alternative is to introduce civil penalties and/or criminalise those that do not comply which actually takes a while to be passed and may face potential political and social backlash, costs money to implement and enforce and wasting the courts' time.
so between that and a departmental initiative under Budget 2024 (which is less onerous to implement compared to passing a legislation) which one would you rather have if you were the Government lol.