How to Apply Salary Subsidy under PRIHATIN

1. Wage Subsidy Tier

  • More than 200 employees (Large Enterprise)

RM600 per month per employee for 3 months. Maximum up to 200 employees per company.

  • Between 76 to 200 employees (Medium Enterprise)

RM800 per month per employee for 3 months.

  • 75 employees & below (Micro & Small Enterprise)

RM1,200 per month per employee for 3 months.

2. 50% drop in Revenue Term

50% dropped in revenue compared with Jan 2020 or the following months.

Micro & Small– Not Required

Medium– Required

Large– Required

3. Conditions of Wage Subsidy

  • Wage Subsidy is up to 3 months
  • For companies who have registered with SSM or relevant authorities and contributed to PERKESO before 1 Jan 2020
  • Companies who received the wage subsidy are not allowed to retrench workers for 6 months

4. Savings Percentage

Percentage subsidies for employees according to salary and company tier qualification. The median wage for Malaysians is around RM2,300 per month.

No Salary Tier % Wage Subsidy Per Month
1 1500 1,200 80%
800 53%
600 40%
2 2000 1,200 60%
800 40%
600 30%
3 2500 1,200 48%
800 32%
600 24%
4 3000 1,200 40%
800 27%
600 20%
5 3500 1,200 34%
800 23%
600 17%
6 4000 1,200 30%
800 20%
600 15%

5. How to Apply

  • Wage subsidy will start on 1 April 2020.
  • Apply online on prihatin.perkeso.gov.my from 9 April 2020
  • Last date to apply: 15 Sep 2020 or exhaust of allocated budgeted whichever earlier

6. Documents Required

  1. List of employees name according to qualification
  2. Business Registration Number Information
  3. Copy of SSM/ROS/ROB/ Business License
  4. PSU50 Account
  5. Financial supporting documents such as bank statement or sales report

7. Official Info

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