In rejecting the proposal for six-hour work days, Cuepacs President Azih Muda yesterday claimed there were those who were already not fully committed to the current eight-hour shift. He also labelled those who supported the idea for shorter working hours as “lazy people.”
The six-hour working day was mooted by MTUC.
MTUC President Abdullah Sani Abdul Halim however, argued that as a body that oversees the conduct of civil servants, Cuepacs should have taken the responsibility to prevent individuals from skiving.
“If what he says is true, that people are wasting time to pick their children up, then I am disappointed that he has not taken the effort to understand the problems faced by employees,” Sani said when contacted.
He was responding to Azih’s recent claim that some employees would “go out to take their children from school and do many other things.”
Azih also expressed fears that if the six-hour regime was implemented, it would affect those paid by the hour, as their take home pay would shrink, especially with the present cost of living getting increasingly more expensive.