Good News For Civil Servants

1. Retirement age extended to 60 (bet those who want to extend but just retired must be saying..."Aiseh") Anyway, it's good to continue working as research has shown that more people die within the first few years after retirement. Ever heard of the phrase 'die of boredom'?
2. No more PTK (yay!!) for those not in the know, PTK is this exam and/or kursus which you have to attend and pass. IMHO it wastes lots of money and take the civil servants away from the more important task...be at work!
   
3. Reinstatement of critical and housing allowances (lower rung civil servants actually only get a paltry sum!)
4. Pension payment based on one's actual years of service. Those who upgraded themselves by studying and then be promoted into a higher scale must be really overjoyed. This means a substantial difference. Finally some justice for this group of people. Good for them!

Cuepecs did ask for an honorarium of 2K but was not given....it's ok-lah, considering the civil servants were given a hefty pay rise last year!

Guess this will also be on hold, huh?










Updates:
Seems the extended retirement age, tak jadi yet. Shortlived joy. 8(
Government still studying it...in a positive way. Kerajaan masih menimbangkan.....