Cuepacs delighted with decision to scrap SBPA

PUTRAJAYA: Cuepacs has voiced its delight with the Government’s decision to scrap the Public Service New Remuneration Scheme (SBPA) but pledged to pursue more of its demands once the special commission on the Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM) convenes.

Its president Datuk Omar Osman said civil servants now have no reason not to work hard.
“We hope they will now focus on their work because a large part of our demands have been met.
“If we continue to be dissatisfied, the issues will never be resolved,” he added.
A junior officer with the Youth and Sports Ministry, who gave his name as Azman, said that nobody really understood SBPA.

“I think SSM is still relevant.
“We simply don’t know how SBPA works,” he said.
His colleague known only as Fadhil agreed, saying that many civil servants were reluctant to accept SBPA as they were never given a full explanation of the scheme.
“We were just told of the plan to change (the system).
“There was no explanation of the salary (structure),” he said.
A Works Ministry employee who gave her name as Asma was happy that the 13% salary adjustment was for the bulk of civil servants.

She noted that the lower the grade the higher the percentage of the salary increase.
A senior Finance Ministry officer, who declined to be identified, agreed that sticking with SSM was fair considering that the majority of civil servants were in grades 1 to 54 and that SBPA could have created a large income disparity between them and senior officers.

His colleague, who also declined to be named, said SBPA would have been a good way to promote productivity and creativity among government staff.

He said SBPA would have provided a comprehensive evaluation plan to encourage civil servants to be more effective in their work, but the lack of information was a stumbling block.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/9/nation/10885946&sec=nation