Call to review salary scheme every five years

KUCHING: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) Sarawak has recommended that the new salary scheme for civil servants be reviewed every five years based on the government’s financial income. Its chairman, Jubilee Jineh, said that this proposal is seen as a proactive step to maintain fairness in the […]

Cuepacs confident govt committed to implementing wage hike

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) is confident that the government will continue to be committed to raising the salaries of civil servants, regardless of the results of the recent state polls. Cuepacs president Datuk Adnan Mat said it was not appropriate to say that the […]

Cuepacs appreciates govt’s move to review public service remuneration scheme

KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has expressed appreciation for the government’s commitment to review the Public Service Remuneration Scheme. Its president Datuk Adnan Mat said the review included the formation of a special committee to study improvements to staffing, remuneration, organisational development and talent management. […]

CUEPACS reiterates call for minimum salary of RM1,800 for civil servants

KUALA LUMPUR: Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) today reiterated the call for the civil servants’ minimum salary to be increased from RM1,200 to RM1,800. Its president Datuk Adnan Mat said the move is in line with the 12th Malaysian Plan to achieve a high-income nation by 2025. The last time the minimum […]

PM wants PSD to discuss salary system with Cuepacs

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has asked the Public Service Department (PSD) to continue the discussion with the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) on the issues concerning the public service remuneration system in view of the rising cost of living.   Cuepacs president Datuk Adnan Mat […]

Candidate supports public holiday proposal

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof welcomes the proposal to declare Nov 18 as a public holiday to facilitate the people’s movement to cast their vote on Nov 19. The Petra Jaya incumbent described it as a good move but the final decision rests with the federal government. “If it (Nov 18) is declared as a […]

Union wants increase in regional incentives

KUCHING: The Sarawak Public Service Employees’ Union Congress (Cuepacs) has asked the federal government to include an increase in Regional Incentive Payments (BIW) to civil servants in Sarawak and Sabah in the national budget to be presented on October 7. Its chairman Omar Bahrein Unin said the union earnestly requested this increase as the Cost […]

Cuepacs wants better pay for civil servants

KOTA KINABALU: Cuepacs has urged the government to implement three crucial measures to assist civil servants affected by the increase in the price of goods. Cuepacs president Adnan Mat said the measures were implementing a RM1,800 minimum wage, two annual salary increments, and a new and more effective remuneration system. “We are always grateful to […]

Put country above all else, Fadillah tells Cuepacs

KUCHING: The civil service has a role to play in finding solutions to challenges that arose with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent shutting of the country’s borders more than two years ago. One of these has to do with the shortage of workers the country faces, especially in the construction sector, […]

Digital sustainability crucial going forward

MAY 1 is a date that is always awaited by workers in the country, be they civil servants or private sector employees, because it is a public holiday observed in recognition of their labour; hence, Labour Day. In an exclusive interview in connection with the special day, the chairman of the Congress of Unions of […]