HODs responsible for safety and well-being of civil servants

PUTRAJAYA: Heads of departments (HODs) need to take proactive and effective measures to ensure quality public service delivery by prioritising the safety and wellbeing of the civil servants as outlined in the standard operating procedure (SOP), Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali said.  He said this is following Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement yesterday […]

Department heads who instruct staff to work in the office can face action

KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Service Department (PSD) yesterday said stern action, including disciplinary action, can be taken against any officer including heads of department who instruct staff to work at their respective offices, in contravention of orders issued under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.  Heads of department or supervisors cannot instruct staff […]

PSD orders civil servants to work from home

PUTRAJAYA: All civil servants have been ordered to work from home following the nationwide movement control order which will be enforced from tomorrow until March 31 to curb the spread of Covid-19. However, Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman through a circular today said it was for the department heads to decide which essential services required officers to come in to work at the […]

PSD approves over 10,000 permanent appointments for Health Ministry

PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department (PSD) has approved 10,675 permanent posts for the Ministry of Health, said its director-general Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman. Mohd Khairul Adib in a media conference here yesterday said, the approval was based on the needs of health facilities that have been completed and would begin operation from 2019 […]