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Johor mulling 4-and-a-half-day workweek for civil servants
PETALING JAYA: The Johor government is considering a proposal for a four-and-a-half-day workweek for civil servants in the state.
Menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi said such an arrangement would hinge on improvements to the civil service in terms of productivity and delivery, Sinar Harian reported.
“If we see improvements, the state government will consider the proposal for changes to the working hours without reducing the total number of working hours for the public sector,” he was quoted as saying when tabling the state budget.
Onn Hafiz however said that the state government would need the approval of Johor regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Iskandar.
The proposal for a four-and-a-half-day workweek was mooted after the announcement that Johor would revert its weekends to Saturday and Sunday effective Jan 1.
The state’s weekend was changed to Friday and Saturday in 2014 as a mark of respect for Friday’s importance to Muslims and in recognition of Islam as the state’s religion.
On a related note, Onn Hafiz said the state government would require the private sector to extend its Friday office breaks to two hours from the current one-and-a-half hours, effective January.
He said this arrangement would give Muslims in the private sector more time to attend Friday prayers.
PETALING JAYA: The Johor government is considering a proposal for a four-and-a-half-day workweek for civil servants in the state.
Menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi said such an arrangement would hinge on improvements to the civil service in terms of productivity and delivery, Sinar Harian reported.
“If we see improvements, the state government will consider the proposal for changes to the working hours without reducing the total number of working hours for the public sector,” he was quoted as saying when tabling the state budget.
Onn Hafiz however said that the state government would need the approval of Johor regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Iskandar.
The proposal for a four-and-a-half-day workweek was mooted after the announcement that Johor would revert its weekends to Saturday and Sunday effective Jan 1.
The state’s weekend was changed to Friday and Saturday in 2014 as a mark of respect for Friday’s importance to Muslims and in recognition of Islam as the state’s religion.
On a related note, Onn Hafiz said the state government would require the private sector to extend its Friday office breaks to two hours from the current one-and-a-half hours, effective January.
He said this arrangement would give Muslims in the private sector more time to attend Friday prayers.
