Civil servants urged to wait for Cuepac’s decision on SBPA
Posted on December 12, 2011, Monday
KOTA BAHARU: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) yesterday called on the 1.4 million civil servants to wait for the outcome of its special congress next week before making any decision on the new Civil Service Remuneration System (SBPA) option.
Its president Datuk Omar Osman, said Cuepacs would convene a three-day special congress in Kuala Perlis, Perlis from Dec 14 to discuss in detail about SBPA before making any decision on the new scheme.
“We have discussed the matter with the Public Service Department but we cannot make any decision yet because we want to listen to the opinions of civil servants, including those representing each grade in the new service scheme,” he told reporters after hosting the ‘Get-together with Cuepacs President’ event at Wisma Persekutuan here yesterday.
Omar said it was vital for civil servants to understand the new scheme clearly before making any decision to avoid any problem later on.
“Let’s learn carefully what the new scheme is all about before we sign the option form. There’s no need to rush,” he said.
Omar said Cuepacs had also received complaints about the 16-day period, which is from Dec 15 to Dec 31, given to civil servant to sign the option form as it was deemed to short because many civil servants would be on leave during the said dates and most of them had yet to get a clear picture of the scheme. — Bernama
Meanwhile, he said the meeting would also discuss the need for the government to appoint a senator to represent the interests of civil servants in the country.
“The number of civil servants in Malaysia is big and there should be someone who will represent them at the Senate,” he said. — Bernama
