Shorter working hours promote balanced work-family life: Expert
KUALA LUMPUR: Since the announcement of the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) study, which considers shorter working hours for female civil servants, several women view it positively for advancing their position in the workforce. The fact is, the longstanding issue of women having to give up work for family care persists, with no clear solution despite […]
Civil servants Grade 56 and below to receive interim payment of RM2,000
KUALA LUMPUR: Civil servants Grade 56 and below, including those appointed under contract, will receive an interim payment of RM2,000, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the payment will be made while the government is reviewing the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), the salary and allowance scheme for civil servants which was last […]
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 […]
DNeX to buy additional 60 pct stake in Ping
KUALA LUMPUR: Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX) has entered into a conditional share sale and purchase agreement (SSPA) with the other shareholders of Ping Petroleum Ltd to acquire an additional 60 per cent of the issued share capital in Ping not owned by DNeX, for $78 million (RM314.3 million). Based on the SSPA, DNeX may nominate […]
