Penang to trim state civil service by 5pc in three years
Datuk Seri Farizan Darus says Penang will be cutting down the state’s 9,504 civil servants by about 475 posts in phases between 2019 and 2021. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
However, he reassured the public that this exercise will not involve retrenching existing civil servants but through various means, such as removing positions that have not been filled for two years. He said the rationalisation exercise is timely as the cost of doing business for the government in terms of preparation of emoluments for the civil service had increased significantly.
He also mentioned the recent arrests of 24 Road Transport Department officers by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission.
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