PUTRAJAYA: The Prime Minister reminds all heads of departments (HODs) that they will be subject to disciplinary action, including ineligibility for promotion, if they fail to report their subordinates' misconduct.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this is because the HODs are responsible for strengthening the integrity and governance of the public service.
"There was a case of a school principal who did not report a bullying case to the police because he wanted to protect the school’s image, and another case where the HOD knew that his subordinate had an undeclared excessive wealth. So, if the HOD fails to report such cases, he would be ineligible for promotion,” said Anwar when addressing the civil servants at the 19th edition of the Majlis Amanat Perdana Perkhidmatan Awam (MAPPA) programme on Friday (Aug 16).
The Prime Minister also suggested that HODs implement job rotation regularly to avoid cases of misconduct among public officials.
"Sometimes, when civil servants are placed in one place for far too long, they would become complacent,” he said, adding that the move could also ensure that the promotion of civil servants is given based on their respective job descriptions.
Earlier, Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, announced a 15% salary adjustment for civil servants in the Implementing, Management, and Professional groups and 7% for those in the Top Management group.
He said all measures to empower the public service need to be implemented before the details of salary adjustment under the SSPA are tabled in Budget 2025 this October.
The SSPA will replace the Malaysian Compensation System (SSM) effective Dec 1. – Bernama
