Cuepacs wants ministry to focus on three aspects when hiring teachers

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education (MOE) has been urged to give priority to the quality, skills and interests of candidates who will be teaching in schools throughout the country. Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat said in a statement today, although the government was serious […]

Call to fill vice chancellor posts soon

KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has called on the Higher Education Ministry to quickly make new appointments to fill the vacancies of vice chancellor in five public universities which have been left vacant since early this year. The five public universities are Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris […]

Don’t turn civil servants’ allowance cut into an issue

KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) hopes that all quarters will not make civil servants’ allowance deduction as a reason to attack the government or to provoke controversy. Its president Adnan Mat said the initiative, which was previously proposed by the congress, was welcomed by all […]

Cuepacs proposes civil servants contribute RM10 each to Covid-19 fund

KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has proposed that civil servants in Grade 54 and below contribute at least RM10 each to the Covid-19 Fund to help curb the pandemic. Its president Adnan Mat said the RM10 contribution could be made through salary deduction, and it […]

Review regional incentive rate for federal employees

KUCHING: The Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak (CNS) has requested that the federal government examine their suggestion regarding the reassessment of the Bayaran Insentif Wilayah (BIW) rate for federal employees serving in Sarawak. “Although the increase in the number is small, we (CNS) detect a significant impact […]

Unions want further improvement in workers’ welfare

KUALA LUMPUR: Workers’ unions have called for the continued protection and improvement of workers’ welfare in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat, in his statement in conjunction with Workers’ Day 2021, welcomed the government’s efforts to revise the minimum wage […]

Thank you for RM500 one-off incentive

KUCHING: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak thanked the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)-led state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for giving a RM500 one-off incentive to federal civil servants. The incentive was announced during the tabling of the 2021 […]

Cuepacs responds to gov’t WFH idea

KUALA LUMPUR: Cuepacs has urged the government and private sector employers to provide facilities such as Internet access and laptops to staff who work from home (WFH) in furtherance of the government desire to extend the WFH arrangement. Its president, Adnan Mat, said facilities similar to what employees enjoy at the workplace should be provided […]

Cuepacs wants offenders punished for drinking beer at quarantine centre

KOTA KINABALU: Authorities need to take stern action against a group of individuals who were caught drinking beer at a Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) in the state that went viral on social media on Saturday. Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat said their […]

Sarawak Cuepacs delighted with 2021 Budget

KUCHING: The Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak has thanked the state government for the recent announcement on special incentives for civil servants. Sarawak Cuepacs president Ahmad Malie described the winding-up speech of the 2021 Sarawak Budget by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg as comprehensive, […]