Fixing minimum allowance for pupils may affect small firms, Bar president says


Raevathi Supramaniam

Bar president Karen Cheah says setting a minimum wage for pupils in chambers may be counter-productive as it does not take into consideration the financial capacity of smaller law firms. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 21, 2022.

SETTING a minimum wage for pupils in chambers may be counter-productive as it does not take into consideration the financial capacity of smaller law firms, Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah said.

She said that allowances between smaller and bigger states may differ due to varying costs of living.


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  • Abuse of power and position by legal firms I think. Did the govt consider smaller firms and in the rural areas when they decided on the minimum wage? The legal firms should be fair. For students doing chambering, RM1500 is fair. I know of many legal firms paying alot more than that.

    Posted 1 year ago by Brave Malaysian