Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced the highest-ever increase in civil servants’ remuneration, at a rate of 13 per cent.
The increase will be effective from Dec 1 this year.
The last time the civil servants’ salaries were revised was 12 years ago, with the highest increase previously being at 13 percent.
13pct pay hike
Civil servants will take home a minimum overall monthly income of RM2,000 under the revamped Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) says Anwar Ibrahim.
“Currently, the minimum overall income of civil servants is RM1,765. A new criteria and measurement will be introduced; the minimum overall income including allowances will be RM2,000,” the Prime Minister says. Anwar says this when launching the national-level Labour Day celebrations here on Wednesday (May 1).
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