KUALA LUMPUR: CIVIL servants have been reminded to stop politicking on social networking sites, as action can and will be taken against those who do not comply.
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said since the general election was over, civil servants should focus on their jobs and should stop sharing their political views in either a personal or official capacity.
"Civil servants need to focus on working hard and implementing the existing and new transformation policies of the government with a sense of urgency.
"The heads of government departments will monitor their staff and take action against those guilty of excessive politicking."
Ali said the heads of government departments could refer such employees to the Civil Service Department for further action.
"There are already regulations in place for such offences, and we will study them carefully before making a decision (on the matter).
"This includes issuing circulars and filtering social media content."
On a separate matter, Ali said 81 schemes under the Transformative Remuneration System (SST) would be covered by November this year, with six schemes to be slated for coverage in July.
The congress of unions of employees in the public and civil services (Cuepacs) had previously requested for all 289 service schemes to be covered once the SST was prepared.
"Ultimately, we aim to cover all the schemes, as our relationship with Cuepacs is very good. We will give priority to areas which have been long outstanding."
Earlier, Ali closed the first wives of civil servants and women civil servants association (Puspanita) conference here.
There, he was presented with two blueprints -- the resolutions from the conference and Puspanita's strategic transformation action plan for the next five years.
"We will study the resolutions proposed by Puspanita and decide the next course of action to enhance the association's role in the development of the nation's public service sector."
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