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Why Malaysian SMEs should rethink pay conversations, not just pay budgets

Malaysia Times desk Original: Focus Malaysia 8/27 21:55 X
Why Malaysian SMEs should rethink pay conversations, not just pay budgets
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Malaysian SMEs may not match multinational salaries, but clearer pay conversations, transparency and career growth can become powerful advantages in attracting and retaining talent.

From the original report

FOR many Malaysian SMEs, attracting and retaining talent has become one of their biggest business challenges.

Rising employment costs, changing workforce expectations and competition from larger organisations have left many employers asking the same question: how can smaller businesses compete when they cannot always offer the highest salaries?

This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.

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Focus Malaysia
Originally published
Aug 27, 2026
Updated here
Aug 27, 2026
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