PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced a 15% pay raise for civil servants under the management and professional category and a 7% salary raise for civil servants in the upper management category.

According to Anwar, the pay raise will be given to civil servants in two phases.

For civil servants under the management and professional category, officers will receive an 8% raise in the first phase of implementation on Dec 1, and a 7% raise in the second phase on Jan 1, 2026.

For civil servants in the upper management category, they will receive a 4% raise in the first phase on Dec 1, and a 3% raise in the second phase on Jan 1, 2026.

"We hope this will motivate the civil service to strive for the best for the nation," said Anwar.

Anwar hopes the salary raise will be sufficient to address the skyrocketing inflation rates at the moment.

"Before this, 12 years ago, civil servants only received a 5.8% hike, whereas inflation was 21%.

"I know that for civil servants below grade 46, it is very tough,” said Anwar.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/08/16/civil-servants-to-get-7-15-pay-raise-says-pm