No civil staff lay-offs, assures Pakatan (PHOTO)

The opposition coalition clarified that no government employee would be laid-off if Pakatan Rakyat comes to power, but instead it will focus on improving the efficiency of the civil service.

In a joint press conference in Parliament today, they attempted to salve fears that the 1.2 million-strong civil service will be streamlined.

Maximum 40pc pay rise as Putrajaya reverts to single-tier civil service

File picture of policewomen marching in the Malaysia Day and National Day
parade in Kuala Lumpur on September 16, 2011. They are also expected
to benefit from the proposed hefty pay rise.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Putrajaya is to implement a new pay scheme for the country’s 1.3 million civil servants that will see salaries jump by up to 40 per cent next year, sources say.


Datuk Seri Najib Razak is expected to announce a return to a single-tier system when tabling Budget 2012 next week after more than 15 years of grumbling from public sector employees who say the current triple-tier system is unfair.