MARANG: Government retirees will benefit from the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) as their pensions will also be adjusted, says Public Service director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz.
He explained that this adjustment would increase the pension percentages for retirees with government approval, allowing them to enjoy increments similar to those received by current public servants.
"This pension adjustment is implemented every time a new remuneration system is introduced. Not only current employees will benefit, but retirees as well.
"However, for those who choose to remain under the Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM) and retire next year, their pensions will be calculated based on their final SSM salary. In contrast, those who opt for the SSPA will have their pensions calculated based on the final SSPA salary after the December adjustment,” he said after visiting two federal government retirees from Terengganu here on Wednesday (Oct 30).
While urging civil servants to select the SSPA before the option period ends on Nov 30, Wan Ahmad Dahlan clarified that those who decide to stay under the SSM would not lose their pension rights upon retirement but will not receive the salary adjustment in December.
During the 19th Majlis Amanat Perdana Perkhidmatan Awam 2024 programme in August, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that retirees and derivative pension recipients would receive pension adjustments with the same percentage increments as active civil servants, to be implemented in two phases. – Bernama
