Communications Ministry calls for industry consultation on work-from-home policy, prioritising welfare of media personnel nationwide.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications has asked the Malaysian Media Council to lead discussions with industry players on a potential work-from-home policy for media practitioners.
Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil stated that the welfare of media personnel nationwide is the ministry’s top priority in any decision regarding the policy.
“I will also request the Department of Information to take the necessary measures, including gathering public feedback,” he said at a press conference.
He added that any further considerations would then be forwarded to the Public Service director-general and communicated to the Cabinet and the ministry.
Fahmi spoke after witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and the Securities Commission Malaysia.
The agreement aims to strengthen enforcement cooperation in combating and preventing scams.
Also present at the event were Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong, MCMC chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din and SC chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday announced that the work-from-home policy for the public sector and government-linked companies (GLCs) will take effect from April 15 as a proactive measure to address the global energy crisis.
The Finance Minister said the decision, reached at the Cabinet meeting, aims to reduce fuel consumption and ensure the sustainability of the country’s energy supply, which has been affected by the conflict in West Asia.
Yesterday, the Public Service Department announced that federal civil servants stationed in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya as well as Selangor and all state capitals with a one-way commute exceeding eight kilometres are eligible to work from home beginning April 15.
“States observing weekly rest days on Sunday will implement WFH from Tuesday to Thursday, while states observing weekly rest days on Friday will implement WFH from Monday to Wednesday,” it said.