PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants will have the option to choose flexible working hours throughout the month of Ramadan, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.
Fahmi, who is also government spokesman, said they could either maintain their existing working hours or shorten their lunch break by 30 minutes, allowing them to leave work 30 minutes earlier.
This follows discussions with Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar and Public Service director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz, he said.
"Civil servants can refer to their heads of department or agencies, deputy secretaries-general or secretaries-general for clarification if they have not yet submitted their forms or made their selection.
"So, God-willing, throughout Ramadan, civil servants who opt for flexible working hours under Option B can leave work 30 minutes earlier. However, work must still be completed," he told a post-Cabinet meeting press conference here on Friday (Feb 28).
Further details on flexible working hours, as outlined in the service circular, can be accessed at https://docs.jpa.gov.my/docs/pp/2019/pp052019.pdf.
In a separate development, Fahmi, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed appreciation to the Higher Education Ministry for its efforts in ensuring Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) successfully published a scholarly work on Pulau Layang-Layang.
"This is a significant publication containing valuable research findings, which will undoubtedly be utilised by the government moving forward," he said.
The book, Pulau Layang-Layang: Malaysia's Gem in the South China Sea, comprises 11 chapters exploring the island's geopolitical, socio-economic and natural resource aspects.
It documents Malaysia's strategic and historical efforts in safeguarding the island's sovereignty, environmental interests, geology and ecology. – Bernama
