Grade for primary school headmasters, senior assistants, upgraded to maximum DG54, says PM

KUALA LUMPUR: As more than a thousand teachers held up fans with the words "I love you PM", Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that teachers who have their salary scale increased to a higher grade would not be demoted in their positions.

He also said that teachers of a higher grade would also now be able to hold a higher position and certain positions in primary schools would not be confined to the current lower grades in the pay scale of the civil service.