The government will go ahead with the security guard pay hike implementation starting July 1 even if there are security companies not able to do so, said Human Resources Minister S Subramaniam.

He said any problems arising from the implementation would be resolved by the ministry and the Home Ministry.

"The new pay scheme will be implemented from July 1 as it had been gazetted and issues that cropped up will be resolved," he told reporters after delivering a keynote address at an international conference on dialogue between cultures in Malacca last night.

Announcing the pay increase last Thursday, Subramaniam said the take-home pay for workers in the sector after the increase would range between RM1,100 and RM1,450 per month, starting July 1.

Following the announcement, a number of security companies asked the government to provide a mechanism to assist the less able companies to provide the new salary.

- Bernama