For instance, The Minimum Wages Order 2022 ("the Order") was published in the Malaysian Gazette on April 27, 2022. Beginning on May 1,2022, Malaysia's national minimum wage will increase from RM 1,200 to RM 1,500. The rise in the minimum wage, however, only applies to workers employed by employers with five or more employees and people working for an employer that engages in a profession that is categorized by the Malaysia Standard Classification of Occupations ("MASCO"), as officially issued by the Ministry of Human Resources ("MASCO employer").