After Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced a salary increase of over 13 % for them effective from December 1, civil workers in Malaysia will undoubtedly look forward to the week’s end.
The government will receive an annual salary of RM10 billion ( US$ 2.09 billion ), according to Mr. Anwar, who stated that this will be the highest salary increase ever.
There are some 1.2 million civil servants in the country, 90 per cent of whom are Bumiputeras, according to a statement from Free Malaysia Now.
The last time the salaries of civil servants were updated was 12 years ago, when they saw a 13 % increase.
When launching the national-level Labour Day celebrations, he was quoted as saying,” We must seriously consider the welfare of our workers, despite our debt may be large with the existing deficit,” according to The Star on Wednesday ( May 1 ), in a statement released on the same day.
Mr. Anwar, who had previously promised a “best always” update for civil servants, added that starting from this year, the total income for them may not reach RM2, 000, which includes their income and fixed allowances.
” Now, the maximum total income of legal servants is RM1, 765. The lowest total earnings, including allowances, may be RM2, 000, and a fresh measurement and criteria will be introduced.
The program was originally scheduled to start in January of next year, but it will start in December of this year, he said.
The revamped Public Service Remuneration System, in Mr. Anwar’s opinion, will be the most complete and largest compensation plan in terms of economic repercussions for the Indonesian state.
He, nevertheless, stressed that civil servants who are underperforming will not be rewarded nor promoted.
They will be screened to see if they are stupid or frequently arriving late for work. If their document is inadequate, they will not become rewarded,” said Mr Anwar.
Separately, Steven Sim, the chancellor of human resources, stated that there were programs for various industries and that the government values all worker groups.
He cited the pilot project for the Progressive Wage Policy that aims to raise the middle pay for employees in the private sector.
” For us, legal employees are frontliners. If we want our government’s business to advance, so we can create better job prospects, therefore we need legal servants who are productive and efficient.
According to the New Straits Times, he said,” I believe that the understanding and appreciation given to civil servants will inspire them to carry out their duties to create the country’s economy up.”
More details of the wage increase for legal employees will be revealed, according to Fahmi Fadzil, a spokesperson for the unity government, when Budget 2025 is released later in October.