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When the 11th Malaysia Plan was tabled on 21 May, an exit policy for under-performing civil servants was introduced to rationalise and rightsize the public sector for better productivity and capabilities
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On 24 May, chief secretary to the government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa revealed that about 5,000 civil servants, who were found to have received a dismal performance score of below 60%, have been told to buck up or leave the government service
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Inefficiency factors include repeatedly turning up late to work and even moonlighting, whether it's working elsewhere or being involved in their own businesses
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Most shockingly, some were even found to have been absent from work for up to 200 days in a year. Now, let's put things into perspective – 200 working days would mean they've been missing for 10 months. 10 MONTHS, PEOPLE!
While anyone who's working in the private sector would've been fired a long time ago for such conduct, Ali Hamsa said that there will be no mass dismissals for the under-performing public servants.
Rather, they will be given training and put under observation for six months to give them a chance in improving their performance.
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