The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) wants the grades of about 50,000 civil servants in the technical, agriculture and forestry groups to be upgraded.

lok yim pheng nutp sec gen 060905 Cuepacs secretary-general Lok Yim Pheng ( left ) said civil servants in Grade G17, G22 and G26 have been proposed to be upgraded to G27, G32 and G36 because they are equipped with academic qualifications.

Lok said it would be in line with the government’s efforts to produce skilled labour so as to fulfill the government's aspiration to become a high income nation by 2020.

“As such, workers with the necessary skills, experience and qualificationmust be recognised,” she told Bernama in Kuala Lumnpur today, adding that the proposal had already been submitted to the chief secretary of the government Mohd Sidek Hassan, in March.

Lok added that to ensure the upgrading proposal was implemented, Cuepacs hoped a special commission would be set up to carry out a holistic study of the civil service.

Cuepacs has also proposed to the government to review the salary scale of civil servants with a view for better remuneration, she said.

- Bernama