Why 3-month wait before new civil servants get paid, asks Cuepacs

FMT
 28 April 2022

PETALING JAYA: Waiting for three months before new civil servants get their salaries in this internet age is totally unacceptable, said Cuepacs.

The umbrella body for civil service unions said even long before the internet age, when documents were sent via post or fax which required manual entries, it also took three months.

“I agree there are procedures but the government must explain why it takes three months for the salaries to be paid, with everything, including interviews and sending of documents, being done online,” Cuepacs secretary-general Abdul Rahman Nordin told FMT.

He said they had received complaints from the recent intake of teachers that 

PETALING JAYA: Waiting for three months before new civil servants get their salaries in this internet age is totally unacceptable, said Cuepacs.

The umbrella body for civil service unions said even long before the internet age, when documents were sent via post or fax which required mathey were already burdened by having to pay for the advance for rentals in the towns where they had been posted and having to borrow money from relatives and friends to manage for three months.

“It is not really easy surviving in a new place with insufficient or limited funds. It can affect performance.”

Rahman said the government has the funds as the appointments were only made after the budget is approved, adding that it should not take more than a month before the new teachers start getting their salaries.

He said the government had emphasised the need for cutting red tape in its administration in the past.

“I urge the government to revamp its system to ensure new civil servants are not burdened financially by having to wait so long for their salaries,” he said.

Bantuan Khas bukti penghargaan kerajaan - Cuepacs

Metro

5 April 2022

Kuala Lumpur: Pemberian Bantuan Khas Kewangan Aidilfitri sebanyak RM500 adalah bukti penghargaan kerajaan atas usaha keras penjawat awam dalam menjalankan tanggungjawab dengan penuh amanah kepada rakyat, kata Presiden Kongres Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Di Dalam Perkhidmatan Awam (Cuepacs) Datuk Adnan Mat.

Beliau berkata, dengan pemberian itu, semua penjawat awam diharap dapat meneruskan momentum kecemerlangan dalam menjalankan tanggungjawab masing-masing bagi menjayakan agenda pemulihan ekonomi serta dasar prihatin rakyat.

"Dengan keprihatinan kerajaan ini, penjawat awam harus kekal fokus kepada tugas dan sudah pasti kerajaan menuntut kepada produktiviti dan integriti," katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.

Adnan berkata, Cuepacs percaya bantuan berkenaan akan memberi manfaat dan kesan secara tidak langsung kepada ekonomi negara apabila ia dibelanjakan untuk membeli barangan keperluan khususnya di musim perayaan yang memanfaatkan peniaga kecil, pasar raya besar dan sektor ekonomi lain.

Dalam masa sama, beliau berharap semua pihak berlapang dada dan tidak mempertikaikan keputusan kerajaan memberikan bantuan itu kerana kerajaan adalah majikan kepada penjawat awam.

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob hari ini mengumumkan kerajaan bersetuju memberikan Bantuan Khas Kewangan Aidilfitri kepada semua penjawat awam Gred 56 dan ke bawah, termasuk kakitangan di bawah skim Contract Of Service, Contract For Service, pegawai sambilan harian serta lantikan di bawah MySTEP.

Bantuan sebanyak RM250 turut diberikan kepada pesara kerajaan dan pembayaran akan dibuat bersama dengan pembayaran gaji April iaitu pada 25 April ini.

Cuepacs: Special Aidilfitri aid proof of govt’s appreciation for civil servants’ hard work

 Malay Mail

5/4/2022

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The special Aidilfitri aid of RM500 is proof of the government’s appreciation for the hard work of civil servants in discharging their duties and serving the people in a responsible and trustworthy manner, Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Datuk Adnan Mat said.

As such, he said it is hoped that all civil servants would continue the excellent momentum in their efforts to ensure the success of the government’s economic recovery agenda dan people-centred policies.

“With the government showing its concern, the civil servants must remain focused on discharging their duties while maintaining productivity and integrity,” he said in a statement today.

Adnan said Cuepacs believed the cash aid would indirectly bring about a positive impact on the country’s economy when it is spent to buy essential items for the festive season, which may also benefit petty traders, hypermarkets, and other economic sectors.

At the same time, he also expressed hope that all quarters would view the special Aidilfitri aid with an open mind and not to dispute the decision as the government is the employer of civil servants.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that the government had agreed to give a special Aidilfitri aid of RM500 to all civil servants on Grade 56 and below, including those on Contract of Service and Contract for Service, part-time daily paid officers and appointments under MySTEP.

He said government pensioners would get a similar aid of RM250 and the aid will be paid together with the April salary on April 25, 2022. — Bernama