The chief minister’s office, in a statement, quoted him as saying that the state Cabinet had endorsed a salary adjustment for civil servants in two phases, in line with the implementation of the SSPA on Dec 1.

“Hajiji said the state Cabinet also agreed to adjust the wage rate for part-time workers to a minimum of RM1,725 per month as well as improving existing perks beginning Dec 1,” the statement read.

The salary adjustment under the SSPA will benefit 21,228 public servants in the state while the salary adjustment for part-time workers will affect 2,116 people and cost over RM46 million.

“The total allocation for the salary adjustment of the state civil service and daily part-time workers are RM149,116,199.66,” Hajiji added.

In August, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that civil servants would be getting salary increments of between 7% and 15% under the SSPA.

He said civil servants in top management would receive a 7% wage hike while those categorised as implementers, managers and professionals would see a 15% pay increase.

Anwar also said that considering the country’s challenging economic situation, the salary increments would be implemented in phases and would only apply to civil servants who had opted for the SSPA scheme.

However, he warned that the pay hikes would only be granted to those who performed well.

Phase 1 will be implemented on Dec 1 and Phase 2 will be carried out on Jan 1, 2026.