Some new officers don’t even have BM credit, degrees

SM Amin SM Amin Updated 7 years ago · Published on 11 Sep 2018 7:00AM · 10 Comments

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad addressing civil servants in Putrajaya a few weeks after assuming power on May 21. The Prime Minister's Department has had to intervene over new hires in the cabinet. – AFP pic, September 11, 2018.

LACK of academic qualification and incomplete paperwork are among the reasons new political appointees have yet to be paid, said a source from the Public Service Department (PSD).

Some of these new officers also do not have a credit in Bahasa Melayu at the Sijil Pendidikan Malaysia (SPM) level, while others have no basic degrees, the source said.

As such, he said, their appointments could not be processed, as they lacked the necessary requirements. Some of their paperwork is also incomplete.

He also rejected claims that the PSD was sabotaging these appointments because they were still loyal to the previous Barisan Nasional administration.

“It’s also wrong to say we are delaying their appointment. Those who have been hired have failed to fulfil the necessary requirements to be a civil servant.

“Some have no credit for Bahasa Melayu at SPM but they want a higher grade salary. And we have not seen their tertiary qualification yet.

“The problem is that the PSD can’t approve their appointments because they have failed to fulfil all the requirements,” the source told The Malaysian Insight.

All civil servants, including the recent batch of special officers to the ministers, must meet the basic requirements outlined in a circular before Putrajaya can hire them. – EPA pic, September 11, 2018.

Some of these officers have accused the Public Service Commission (PSC) and PSD of sabotaging them as Pakatan Harapan appointees.

The said PSC and PSD were even going against the orders of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

PSD officers took it upon themselves to reassign grades of these newly appointed officers to respective ministers in Dr Mahathir’s cabinet, they added.

For aspiring civil servants, they must have at least a credit level of grade C for Bahasa Melayu at SPM and hold a degree in the relevant fields.

The PSD source said there were also ministers and deputy ministers who hired more staff than they were allowed to do.

PSD circular limits eight officers for ministers and four for deputy ministers.

“There are procedures to follow. We can’t simply hire. These are the things which are causing the delay.” – September 11, 2018.

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Comments

  • SPM 1991 - I did pretty good in BM (C6) and the BM teacher thanked me for not making him look bad. Hahaha

    Posted 7 years ago by Dayang Fazrina Abang Yasir · Reply

  • Higher BM grades can be earned in real life after SRP or SPM. Don't look at the Sijil, try him in person.

    Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • How many of the previous govt's officers had proper degrees, I wonder!

    Posted 7 years ago by Geoff Kow · Reply

  • BM BM BM Their brains are cloged already they cannot think Out of the Box very unproductive people. When i travel out of Malaysia no matter any other country i am responded by speaking English . What is wrong if Malaysians have good command of English. I am sure minister who cannot speak good english cannot travel out of msia.

    Posted 7 years ago by Tharan Singh · Reply

    • Our former Home Minister who not only reduced crime by 100% also has terrible English.

      Posted 7 years ago by Yoon Kok · Reply

  • Thank GOD i learn English in early days school bench. These days i hv to send my kids to special English class after spending 5 hours in school to a qualified English teacher

    Posted 7 years ago by Tharan Singh · Reply

    • Dude,
      Whats the relevance here?
      Ill bet you were the brightest in your class, werent you?

      Posted 7 years ago by Dayang Fazrina Abang Yasir · Reply

  • Change the rules as they are too rigid. Can add a waiver for political appointees as they have the experience needed for the job of the day.

    Posted 7 years ago by ALAN THAM · Reply

  • What it's a relevant degree?

    Posted 7 years ago by Yoon Kok · Reply