KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Service Department (PSD) has arrange a particular team to study the implementation of a four-day working week following a request for an intensive evaluation from numerous events.
“The team will analysis on behalf of the federal government which sectors, in addition to most and minimal working hours based mostly on the Employment Act 1955, earlier than making a call,” PSD director-general, Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah (pic), informed reporters after launching an enforcement integrity module (MIP) on the Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM) on Thursday (June 30).
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He mentioned loads of issues have to be ironed out as a result of there are a lot of totally different sorts of jobs now, whereas working days and breaks will want to be examined.
“A couple of nations in Europe have applied the four-day working week, however just for sure jobs,” he mentioned, whereas including that the study will not take lengthy.
The four-day working week took the highlight in early June after it was applied for 3,000 staff in 70 UK corporations with out cuts to their pay.
Regarding the MIP which encompassed submodules reminiscent of ‘Integrity is a Reflection of You and Your Organisation’, Mohd Shafiq mentioned: “It would contribute to strengthening integrity and good governance.”
IIM chief govt officer, Datuk Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner (prevention), Datuk Seri Norazlan Mohd Razali, additionally attended the launch. – Bernama
