No Need To Revive Civil Service Tribunal Chief Secretary

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There is no need to revive the Civil Service Tribunal, said Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali.
He said all matters regarding civil servants are comprehensively addressed in the Public Officers Regulations, which cover every aspect of their service and administration.
He added that besides the Public Officers Regulations, any action, dispute, or issue can also be addressed by referring to the existing circulars.
“The current disciplinary committees and circulars are already sufficient.
“Any action or matter can be addressed by referring to the circulars,” Bernama reported him as saying at the launch of the Terengganu Education Department’s transformational leadership plan at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman in Kuala Terengganu today.
He said this in response to enquiries about the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board Workers’ Union’s proposal to reintroduce the Civil Service Tribunal, which was abolished on Jan 1, 2000.
The tribunal was established by the government under the Public Services Tribunal Act 1977.
Its primary function was to address matters concerning salaries, terms, and conditions of service arising from changes in the remuneration scheme.
On Jan 24, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the recruitment of new civil servants on a contractual basis is only a temporary measure before the cabinet approves a new policy of non-pensionable permanent employment.
He also said the new recruitment policy would be implemented this year, with details to be announced by Public Service Department director-general Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz.
The decision received mixed reactions from the public, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim later saying the proposal to abolish the pension system for civil servants had been raised when he was finance minister in the 1990s, but it was not implemented.
He emphasised that the issue, including its economic implications, needed to be fully explained to the public to ensure civil servants did not feel disadvantaged by the new retirement system.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid HamidiOn Feb 24, Tourism Malaysia director-general Ammar Abd Ghapar was demoted by Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing.
Amid mixed views on the matter, Zuki said Tiong had the authority to do so under the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board Act 1992 (Act 481).
“In fact, the authority to appoint the Tourism Malaysia director-general lies within the jurisdiction of the tourism, arts, and culture minister, as defined by Act 481, granting the minister the power to appoint and terminate an individual’s services.” - Mkini

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