GOMBAK, Oct 8 — Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Sidek Hassan admitted today that civil servants have not been evaluated towards exercising an “exit” option for them.
“We do have (an evaluation process) except that in the past we were not really enforcing it,” he admitted to The Malaysian Insider after the 27th International Islamic University Malaysia Convocation here.
However, he insisted that the “exit policy” announced in Budget 2012 would be strictly enforced.
“If you want to go out, we will allow you to go out. When we think that it is better off for you for a civil servant to be outside the public service, then we will allow them to go out.
“When they misbehave, and we think they should go out, we’ll ask them to go out,” he said.
The budget tabled yesterday introduced the policy to improve public service delivery and could eventually shrink the government’s wage bill which is expected to rise from RM49.9 billion to RM52 billion in 2012.
“A flexible remuneration system will be introduced to retain or terminate civil servants based on performance,” said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday.
Sidek had also stressed on Thursday the need to create a clear exit policy for civil servants who are problematic, indisciplined and underperforming so their services can be properly discontinued.
Najib was careful to announce three good news to balance out the “exit policy” for civil servants, namely an increase in retirement age to 60 as well as salary increment and bonus payment.
Tabling the 2012 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat, the prime minister said the government would pay a half-month salary bonus with a minimum payment of RM500 to its 1.3 million civil servants and RM500 in assistance to 618,000 government pensioners.
On the retirement age, Najib said the government will extend the compulsory retirement age from 58 years to 60 to optimise the civil servants’ contribution.
Civil servants are seen as the voting bank for the ruling Barisan Nasional.
source TheMalaysianinsider
“We do have (an evaluation process) except that in the past we were not really enforcing it,” he admitted to The Malaysian Insider after the 27th International Islamic University Malaysia Convocation here.
However, he insisted that the “exit policy” announced in Budget 2012 would be strictly enforced.
“If you want to go out, we will allow you to go out. When we think that it is better off for you for a civil servant to be outside the public service, then we will allow them to go out.
“When they misbehave, and we think they should go out, we’ll ask them to go out,” he said.
The budget tabled yesterday introduced the policy to improve public service delivery and could eventually shrink the government’s wage bill which is expected to rise from RM49.9 billion to RM52 billion in 2012.
“A flexible remuneration system will be introduced to retain or terminate civil servants based on performance,” said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday.
Sidek had also stressed on Thursday the need to create a clear exit policy for civil servants who are problematic, indisciplined and underperforming so their services can be properly discontinued.
Najib was careful to announce three good news to balance out the “exit policy” for civil servants, namely an increase in retirement age to 60 as well as salary increment and bonus payment.
Tabling the 2012 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat, the prime minister said the government would pay a half-month salary bonus with a minimum payment of RM500 to its 1.3 million civil servants and RM500 in assistance to 618,000 government pensioners.
On the retirement age, Najib said the government will extend the compulsory retirement age from 58 years to 60 to optimise the civil servants’ contribution.
Civil servants are seen as the voting bank for the ruling Barisan Nasional.
source TheMalaysianinsider
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