PUTRAJAYA: The new civil service salary rules, known as the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), will take effect from Dec 1, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said the SSPA showed the government cared for civil servants and recognised their sacrifices.
"The sacrifices (of civil servants) are extraordinary," said Anwar in his speech at the 19th Majlis Amanat Perdana Perkhidmatan Awam here.
"Not just in facing the communist threat in the past but also in tackling Covid-19, don't forget the frontliners then were civil servants.
"As such, the government agrees that the SSPA should replace the current Malaysian Remuneration System," he said in his speech at the 19th Majlis Amanat Perdana Perkhidmatan Awam here today.
Present were Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar and Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz.
Meanwhile, Anwar said the SSPA was based on three core reforms including increasing the productivity and efficiency of the civil service. He also said it included increasing the readiness of civil servants to effect change and boost the country's competitiveness.
Anwar said the SSPA was to ensure fairness for civil servants and was not aimed at drawing support from the public sector.
In his speech, he also announced that civil servants in the implementing and professional group will receive a 15 per cent salary increment, while those in top management and professional roles will see an increase of seven per cent.
He added that the increment will be implemented in two phases: the first phase in December this year and the second phase in January 2026 following the challenging economic situation in the country.
Anwar added that for officers under the implementation group, the salary adjustment will start at eight per cent in Phase 1 and seven per cent in Phase 2.
Meanwhile, for the top management group, the salary adjustment will be four per cent in Phase 1 and three per cent in Phase 2.
Last August, the government announced that it was preparing to provide detailed information about the salary increase for approximately 1.3 million civil servants ahead of the presentation of the 2024 Budget in October.
Earlier this month, it was reported that civil servants would be able to check and calculate their salary hike rates under the SSPA from Aug 16.