The Sabah Cabinet has approved salary adjustments for the state’s public service in accordance with the newly introduced Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), which will come into effect on December 1.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor announced that these adjustments will be rolled out in two phases, benefiting 21,228 public servants, with a total allocation of RM103,020,059.66.
The first phase will start on December 1, followed by the second phase on January 1, 2025. The SSPA, which replaces the Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM), was introduced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on August 16.
Hajiji also stated that the adjustments will extend to 2,116 part-time employees, who will receive a minimum monthly wage of RM1,725. Their benefits will be improved by December 1, costing the state government RM46,096,140.
“The total allocation for salary adjustments for both full-time and part-time employees will amount to RM149,116,199.66,” Hajiji said in a statement.
He added that these increments are intended to acknowledge the contributions of state civil servants and help ease the burden of rising living costs.
