IPOH: There are no plans for Perak to implement a four-and-a-half-day work a week, says Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
"We have to do a study. People used to work six days a week, and on the sixth day, Saturdays, were half days," he said after officiating at the state-level Jelajah Nyalaan Bara Api with Cikgu Saarani and Penyerahan Watikah YP Smart Target SPM 2024 Programme on Wednesday (Nov 27).
On No 21, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced that the state is studying a four-and-a-half-day work week for the public sector, following the move to revert state weekend holidays to Saturday and Sunday starting Jan 1, 2025.
Meanwhile, Saarani noted that his recent visit to the trade mission to the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2024 in Dubai attracted five potential investors to the state for the halal investment mission.
He said the work visit from Nov 17 to Nov 24 aims to promote the development of the Perak Halal Industrial Park (Perak HIP@Lekir).
He said the five potential investors are from the pharmaceutical and food and beverages industry.
"They are two investors from China, two from India and one from Pakistan. The investors include Olam Group and Allana Group," he said.
