Cuepacs wants Covid-19 frontliners’ allowance paid together with monthly salaries

Malay Mail

19/4/2020

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has suggested that the special allowance for Covid-19 frontliners be paid together with their monthly salaries.

Its president Adnan Mat said it was aimed to simplify the payment method without having them to fill out the same form each month, in the process reducing bureaucracy.

“Cuepacs has received numerous complaints on the bureaucratic requirement and the setting of conditions which is seen as complicating for the frontliners to make the claim.

“The allowance for the frontliners is a great morale booster for them.  We should not dampen the spirit with bureaucracy,” he said in a statement here today.

on March 27, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced an increase from RM400 to RM600 of the special monthly allowance to the frontliners comprising doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers, who are directly involved in managing and containing Covid-19 infection in the country.

The government is to also pay a monthly special allowance of RM200 to the military, police, customs, immigration, Civil Defence Force and RELA personnel involved in enforcing the movement control order (MCO).

Their allowance will be paid from April 1 till the end of the pandemic. — Bernama

Cuepacs syor elaun khas petugas barisan hadapan dibayar bersama gaji

Sinar Harian
19/4/2020

KUALA LUMPUR - Kongres Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja di dalam Perkhidmatan Awam (Cuepacs) mencadangkan agar elaun khas petugas barisan hadapan yang terlibat dengan pengurusan Covid-19 dibayar secara terus bersama gaji setiap bulan kepada petugas terbabit.

Presidennya, Adnan Mat dalam kenyataan hari ini berkata, ia bertujuan memudahkan cara pembayaran elaun kepada petugas berkenaan tanpa perlu mengisi borang yang sama setiap bulan selain mengurangkan kerenah birokrasi.

"Cuepacs menerima banyak aduan dan rungutan mengenai kerenah birokrasi serta penetapan syarat yang dilihat merumitkan petugas barisan hadapan untuk membuat tuntutan elaun berkenaan.

"Elaun yang diberikan kerajaan adalah suntikan semangat kepada petugas barisan hadapan. Jangan kita lunturkan semangat dengan kerenah birokrasi," katanya.

Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin ketika mengumumkan Pakej Rangsangan Ekonomi Prihatin Rakyat (Prihatin) pada 27 Mac lalu mengumumkan peningkatan elaun khas daripada RM400 kepada RM600 bagi petugas kesihatan seperti doktor, jururawat dan kakitangan perubatan lain yang terlibat secara langsung dalam pengurusan serta membendung Covid-19.

Bagi anggota tentera, polis, kastam, imigresen, anggota Angkatan Pertahanan Awam serta anggota Jabatan Sukarelawan Malaysia (Rela) yang terlibat secara langsung dalam melaksanakan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan, mereka akan menerima elaun khas RM200 sebulan.

Elaun ini juga akan dibayar mulai 1 April 2020 sehingga wabak Covid-19 berakhir. - Bernama