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Free Malaysia Today
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Civil servants top list of arrests for accepting bribes in last 10 years
Law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said said a majority of those arrested for giving and receiving bribes were aged 40 and below. PETALING JAYA : Civil servants made up the bulk of those arrested for accepting bribes between 2015 and June this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Citing statistics provided by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said said 2,965 civil servants had been detained for accepting bribes over the past decade. In comparison, 1,101 people from the private sector were detained for the same offence, followed by members of the public (680), employees from GLCs (119) and politicians (31). Azalina, however, said when it came to giving bribes, members of the public made up the highest number of arrests (1,061), followed by the private sector (511), GLCs (64), civil servants (47), and politicians (six). She also said a majority of those arrested for giving and receiving bribes were aged 40 and below. Azalina was responding to Khairil Nizam Khirudin (PN-Jerantut) who wanted a breakdown of those arrested for giving and receiving bribes in the last 10 years. In November last year, MACC chief Azam Baki revealed that some 44% of the arrests made by the anti-graft agency involved civil servants. Earlier this year Cuepacs, the umbrella body for civil service unions, revealed that some civil servants had been forced to accept bribes because of pressure from certain parties. Its secretary-general Abdul Rahman Nordin said this when commenting on Malaysia's unchanged score of 50 and 57th-place ranking in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
NI Civil servants must work in office 'two days a week'
Civil servants in Northern Ireland are being told to work at least two days a week in the civil servants began working from home during the coronavirus pandemic and the revised policy will be implemented across all Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) departments from requires staff to attend their designated workplace for "at least 40% of their contractual working hours each week". That equates to at least two days out of a standard five-day working union representatives described the move as "disappointing", but Stormont's Department of Finance (DoF) said it followed a formal consultation process. There are more than 24,000 staff across the NICS, making it one of Northern Ireland's largest to the pandemic, it is understood hybrid working arrangements would have been agreed between different managers and their Morgan, deputy general secretary of the trade union Nipsa, said they have "consistently opposed the introduction of a mandatory 40% office attendance requirement"."We maintain that the current hybrid arrangements are working well and meeting business needs while supporting staff flexibility," she said "accommodation constraints" in some locations "may make increased office attendance impractical".In a letter to members seen by BBC News NI, Ms Morgan also expressed concern over the impact on staff with said there was a "need to ensure that reasonable adjustments are treated separately from hybrid working arrangements".The union called for the plans to be delayed "to allow for proper preparation and communication". Enough room? In a statement, DoF said the NICS hybrid working policy implemented in 2022 was intended to be "regularly reviewed to ensure it meets the needs of the civil service"."A review of the hybrid working policy has been completed, involving formal consultation with recognised trade unions," a spokeswoman added."The updated policy will be implemented across all NICS departments during September 2025 with full implementation expected by end of October 2025."As a result of the revised policy, staff engaged in hybrid working must attend their designated workplace for at least 40% of their contractual working hours each week."For those with alternative working patterns, this requirement will be calculated on a pro-rata basis."The NICS is in the process of reducing its office estate by 40% by selling buildings and ending leases.A Stormont committee in May heard concerns that the NICS "would not have the space" to accommodate a larger return-to-work the DoF spokeswoman said: "The NICS office estate can accommodate the hybrid working policy workplace attendance requirements which will be managed locally by departments/business areas."
Daily Mail
07-08-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
From 'queer theory' to 'guilt of being British' seminars, this is what really goes on inside the heart of government - and why it tells us this sad truth about the nation: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
Today's edition of Makes You Proud To Be British comes courtesy of His Majesty's Revenue and Customs. Civil servants at HMRC this week were invited to a seminar during office hours on the 'Guilt of being British'. Those who'd actually bothered turning up at the office, that is.
Daily Mail
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Civil servants attending hundreds of 'woke' events each month during working hours - including listening circles, 'sapphic sounds' music events and an 'allyship working group catch up'
Civil servants are scheduling hundreds of ' woke ' events a month in their working hours. They include 'listening circles for trans colleagues and allies', music sessions called 'sapphic sounds' and two-hour-long diversity and inclusion sessions. The meetings are organised by staff networks within government departments. These include diversity groups, environmental and faith groups, as well as culture and history enthusiast networks. Some departments also have networks dedicated to 'flexible working'. The Cabinet Office said 'staff networks should not host events during work time'. But many are not following the guidance and the meetings can last for several hours. In May alone, 200 events and meetings were held across seven government departments – an average of ten per working day, according to documents released using the Freedom of Information Act. Some events had as many as 100 attendees, while others lasted for up to four hours. The 'listening circle for trans colleagues and allies' was held on May 7 at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero at 11am for an hour. And the Treasury's history network held a 90-minute presentation on May 14 on 'Wars, fires and pandemics: how events shaped our buildings.' LGBT networks schedule regular events during working hours, including 'a conversation on lesbian identity' and a 'sapphic sounds' music event in April in the Department for Transport. Another sapphic sounds event was staged in the Department for Education on April 24, and a 'listening circle' following the high-profile Supreme Court judgment on biological sex in the Department for Business and Trade on April 17. The Treasury's All Ages Network, a diversity group, held a four-hour staff event in May. Staff networks at the Department for Health and Social Care held the most events in May, with a total of 84. These included an 'Invisible Women' presentation at 10.30am as well as a race equality 'allyship working group catch up' at 4pm. Elliot Keck, head of campaigns at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'Taxpayers are sick of seeing staff time wasted on pointless meetings and irrelevant events, none of which benefits the Britons paying for them. 'The country faces crises in almost every policy area, with illegal immigration skyrocketing, energy bills through the roof and the economy in the doldrums. 'Yet pusillanimous pen pushers are devoting huge amounts of their time to ignoring these issues and focusing on their own pet projects. 'Ministers need to take on The Blob and demand an unconditional end to events and meetings during working hours.' A Government spokesman said: 'While departments are responsible for their own networks, it is strongly advised that activity takes place outside of working hours, including in lunch breaks which staff are entitled to as in the private sector.'
Washington Post
11-07-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The State Department is firing over 1,300 career diplomats and civil servants on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the United States, said a senior State Department official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters ahead of individual notices being sent to affected employees.
