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Thank you Mr Prime Minister and happy birthday
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Friday, 23 July 2010 12:51
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Najib meets the postmen - Photo via The Star
The new salary scheme, something which they have been waiting for since 18 years ago, takes effect this month.
Najib, who arrived at the lobby of the Prime Minister's Office at 8.30am, was greeted by Pos Malaysia chairman Aseh Che Mat.
They also presented Najib with a birthday cake in conjunction with his 57th birthday Friday.
Present was Pos Malaysia chief executive officer Syed Faisal Albar.
Ahmad Radzuan Mohd Safri, 26, a postman attached to the Bandar Baru Bangi post office in Selangor, said they were grateful to the prime minister for the salary increase, Bernama reported.
He said the restructuring process had allowed postmen and postal clerks to get the same salary scale enjoyed by their counterparts in the civil service.
This would spur them to increase their productivity, he said.
In April, Information Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim announced the move to restructure the salaries and allowances paid to postmen and postal clerks.
Rais had said that the move was necessary because the postal workers' salary was below the poverty level.
More than 9,000 postmen and postal clerks received a salary increase of about 11 per cent under the new scheme.—
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 July 2010 16:01 |
