
In a post on X today, Dzulkefly said this also applies to contract officers who are appointed on an “interim basis”.
“Claims that the government doesn’t take experience into account and only offers a basic salary (for medical officers making such transitions) are ‘inaccurate’.
“The public services commission considers all annual salary increments (while) in contract positions when determining (the medical officers’) starting salary in permanent positions,” he said.
Asked what he meant by contract officers who are appointed on an “interim basis”, Dzulkefly told FMT he was referring to the government’s decision to introduce a contract appointment system for new recruits in the civil service sector, which is a temporary measure before the Cabinet approves a new policy on hiring civil servants for permanent posts.
The Cabinet previously agreed for all new appointments of civil servants to be made on a contract of service effective Feb 1 during this “interim” transition to the new method of appointments in the public service, which is pending legislative amendments.
Dzulkefly was responding to a post on X by the Hartal Doktor Kontrak group (HDK) which claimed that the 422 contract medical officers who will complete their maximum seven-year contract period from this month until November will be offered a “basic salary” if they are offered permanent posts.
In a separate post on July 14, Dzulkefly said medical officers who complete the maximum seven-year contract period will be considered for extension if they apply, including those who had previously declined permanent offers.
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