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Free Malaysia Today
29-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
JPA gives final deadline for 45-hour work week for nurses
The Malayan Nurses Union had voiced strong protest against the additional hours, saying ward nurses were already under undue pressure working for 42 hours a week. PETALING JAYA : The public services department (JPA) has given the health ministry a two-month extension for the implementation of the 45-hour work week for ward nurses. In a letter to the ministry's secretary-general yesterday, JPA said the new date would be Aug 1. Adding that this would be the final extension, it urged hospitals to strictly follow its circular on the new working hours. 'The interim extension due to end on June 1 will now be extended to Aug 1. This is the final extension. All directives issued on the matter must be complied with,' it said. However, it said the extension did not mean that health facilities which had already drawn up plans for the new shift hours could not proceed. 'With this extension, we hope that the health ministry will take the necessary measures to ensure that the implementation of the new work hours is carried out accordingly.' JPA initially approved a period of three months from Dec 1 last year for hospitals to prepare for the implementation of a 45-hour work week. The health ministry subsequently requested and received approval for an extension of the moratorium from March 1 to May 31. This was later extended again to June 1. The Malayan Nurses Union had voiced strong protest against the additional hours, saying ward nurses were already under undue pressure working for 42 hours a week.
Daily Express
29-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Express
Public Services Department gives final deadline for 45-hour work week for nurses
Published on: Thursday, May 29, 2025 Published on: Thu, May 29, 2025 By: K Parkaran, FMT Text Size: The Malayan Nurses Union had voiced strong protest against the additional hours, saying ward nurses were already under undue pressure working for 42 hours a week. PETALING JAYA: The public services department (JPA) has given the health ministry a two-month extension for the implementation of the 45-hour work week for ward nurses. In a letter to the ministry's secretary-general yesterday, JPA said the new date would be Aug 1. Adding that this would be the final extension, it urged hospitals to strictly follow its circular on the new working hours. 'The interim extension due to end on June 1 will now be extended to Aug 1. This is the final extension. All directives issued on the matter must be complied with,' it said. However, it said the extension did not mean that health facilities which had already drawn up plans for the new shift hours could not proceed. 'With this extension, we hope that the health ministry will take the necessary measures to ensure that the implementation of the new work hours is carried out accordingly.' Advertisement JPA initially approved a period of three months from Dec 1 last year for hospitals to prepare for the implementation of a 45-hour work week. The health ministry subsequently requested and received approval for an extension of the moratorium from March 1 to May 31. This was later extended again to June 1. The Malayan Nurses Union had voiced strong protest against the additional hours, saying ward nurses were already under undue pressure working for 42 hours a week. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Free Malaysia Today
14-05-2025
- Health
- Free Malaysia Today
Moratorium on 45-hour work week for nurses extended, says minister
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the issue of nurses' allowances raised by the Malayan Nurses Union was still under discussion at the ministry level. PETALING JAYA : The moratorium on the implementation of a 45-hour work week for nurses has been extended by another month, health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said today. He said this was to enable his ministry to examine and better understand issues affecting healthcare workers' and their welfare, before recommendations are presented to the Cabinet on July 1, Bernama reported. 'Several meetings have been held. As I said before, I will not decide without a thorough understanding of the nursing programme and related matters. 'What is important is to consider all factors so that whatever decision is made will be truly fair,' he was quoted as saying. Previously, he was reported as saying the public service department (JPA) had approved a period of three months from Dec 1, 2024, to Feb 28, 2025 to prepare for the implementation of a 45-hour work week at the health ministry. Subsequently, on Feb 25, the health ministry asked for and received approval from the JPA to extend the moratorium from March 1 to May 31. Today's extension announcement takes the date to June 1. On Nov 21 last year, Dzulkefly announced the change in shift work hours for nurses and said it was appropriate, subject to the Public Service Remuneration System that was implemented on Dec 1, 2024. He said the 45-hour work week set through the system was an hour less than the 46 hours a week provided for under the General Orders. Asked about the issue of nurses' allowances that had been brought up by the Malayan Nurses Union (MNU), he said the matter was still under discussion at the ministry level. 'It will take some time because it is still at the discussion stage,' he said. On March 9, MNU sought a government review of all nurses' allowances, including the RM1,000 per month regional allowance for those serving outside their home state.
