PSC: Freeze on civil servant recruitment

PETALING JAYA: The Government has frozen all recruitment for civil servants, says the Public Service Commission (PSC).

PSC chairman Tan Sri Mahmood Adam confirmed the freeze, but declined to disclose further details.

It is understood that Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Tan Sri Mohamad Zabidi Zainal issued a notice to the PSC on April 22, notifying that recruitment of new employees in all Government departments and agencies were frozen effective immediately.

However, the recruitment process for applicants who had already started the interview process or pre-employment programme would continue.

Mahmood Adam told Sin Chew Daily that a total of 15 agencies with civil servants had received the notice, including the police, army, and the Education Ministry.

He said, however, some key positions were still vacant and if certain departments were in urgent need of additional staff, they could still make an application to the PSD.

However, he declined to name the departments concerned, saying job vacancies open for application earlier had not been cancelled. - Sin Chew Daily/ANN