PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is committed to finalising the review of the On-Call Allowance rate increase, says Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
The Health Minister said the review will be presented along with the Public Service Department to the Cabinet in the near future so that its implementation can be realised in 2026.
"The Health Minister is always striving to improve the provision of incentives and the welfare of health staff and workers by conducting various studies on allowances and facilities, including the allowance rate increase," he said in a statement on Friday (Sept 5).
He said such improvements will continue to be pursued periodically according to current conditions.
Dzulkefly stated that Health Ministry staff, including healthcare workers, currently receive various types of duty allowances for those eligible, including Critical Service Incentive Payment, Specialist Incentive Payment, After Office Hours Duty Allowance at Health Clinics and Patient Treatment Clinics in Hospital Emergency Departments (Locum Allowance), Elective Surgery Allowance, and the latest, Pre-Gazetted Specialist Incentive Payment.
Generally, permanent staff across service schemes in the Health Ministry, including in Sabah and Sarawak, receive various types of allowances and incentives according to eligibility based on current regulations in force.
These include the Air Health Service Incentive Payment, Medical Specialist and Dental Specialist Placement Incentive Payment at health facilities in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan, Hospital Administration Allowance, Location and Hardship Level Incentive Payment, Interior Incentive Payment, and Kampung Return Allowance.
Also included are Housing Fixed Remuneration, Cost of Living Allowance, Public Service Fixed Remuneration, Entertainment Fixed Remuneration, Regional Housing Incentive Payment, Regional Incentive Payment, Regional Visit Passage, Flexible Working Hours Allowance for graduate medical officers, and sessional services for private medical specialists at Health Ministry hospitals. — Bernama
