Civil servants can work from home upon instructions under WFH policy

PUTRAJAYA: Federal civil servants can continue working from home (WFH) if instructed by the government or their respective heads of departments through the implementation of the WFH policy effective Jan 1, 2021, said Public Service Department director-general Tan Sri Khairul Adib Abd Rahman. In the Service Circular No.5/2020 dated Dec 21, he said under special […]

Mixed reaction to working from home

MUKAH: Civil servants working from home (WFH) during the movement control order (MCO) had mixed reaction to the new normal of service delivery resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. WFH is not their choice, but for the sake of their health and that of others, they do so. The MCO is also one of the measures […]

Work-from-home is now a permanent option

KUALA LUMPUR: Work-from-home (WFH) is now a permanent option, not just the movement control order (MCO) arrangement, said Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) president and group chief executive officer (CEO) Jalil Rasheed.  In his tweets on May 7, 2020, Jalil said as the largest state-owned fund has WFH as a permanent option, most meetings would be a hybrid […]

Work from home trend expected to continue after MCO

KUALA LUMPUR: When speaking about the new normal that is being embraced by Malaysians since enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) last March 18, the conversation will certainly touch on working from home (WFH). In fact, WFH is not something new as it has been introduced by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry about seven years […]