Its president, Adnan Mat, said this is one of the proposals that will be submitted to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in the near future.

If this proposal is accepted, about 30,000 civil servants under contract status in various ministries will be absorbed into permanent positions.

“Previously, a policy was approved whereby contract staff could be given permanent positions on a one-time basis after serving for 15 years or more.

“However, it is unfortunate that today there are some employees who serve more than 10 years and suddenly their contracts are not renewed, although they can serve another five years to get a permanent appointment,” he told reporters after attending the Cuepacs Labour Day celebration here.

Adnan said under a previous government, there was talk of giving contract employees who had served over 10 years permanent posts on a one-off basis, but it was not implemented.

He said Cuepacs would also submit a proposal to abolish the cost-of-living allowance (Cola) deduction for civil servants living in government quarters.

“Cuepacs hopes that the cost-of-living allowance will not be deducted because it can be used to help in their day-to-day expenses,” he said, adding at present, the housing allowance and half of the Cola were deducted.