Education chief gives assurance on special allowance
KUCHING: Teachers in Sarawak are entitled to receive the Interior Incentive Payment (Bantuan Insentif Pendalaman or BIP) for as long as they meet the set criteria and requirements. Sarawak education director Datuk Dr Azhar Ahmad said teachers, who serve in schools entitled to receive the special allowance, are eligible for the incentive. “The review process […]
Special allowance only for eligible healthcare personnel
KUALA LUMPUR: The special Covid-19 allowance for healthcare personnel is given to only those performing duties to fight the pandemic, said Ministry of Health (MOH) secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Chen Chaw Min. “The allowance is made on a targeted basis. It is not for all 252,765 permanent officers and more than 40,000 contract officers currently […]
Union hopes for better internet connectivity
KUCHING: Budget 2021 should take into account internet connectivity and online teaching and learning facilities for urban and rural areas throughout Sarawak. This was said by Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president Macky Joseph, who said this includes providing widespread internet coverage as well as high speed data for teachers and students to conduct online teaching […]
Skip red tape when paying frontliners special allowance
KUCHING: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak has opined that if the Covid-19 special allowance for frontliners is paid together with their monthly salaries, bureaucracy can be avoided. Its president, Ahmad Malie, described the bureaucracy process as a complication and unfair for frontliners who have been risking […]
Pay frontliners’ special allowance together with monthly salaries
KUALA LUMPUR: 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 […]
Dept heads to assess granting of special allowances to health personnel
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry yesterday decided that the heads of department be given the authority to assess more thoroughly the eligibility requirements and the process of granting the special allowances to officers and health personnel. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the decision was to facilitate the process of granting the special allowance. Currently there are differences in terms […]
More deserve special allowance
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has urged the federal government and Ministry of Health (MOH) to extend the special RM600 monthly allowance for medical workers involved in managing Covid-19 to cover a larger group of healthcare personnel. He said that these personnel were also part of the Covid-19 management ecosystem and included Emergency […]
