Tag: on-call allowance

2 September 2024

Hartal Doktor Kontrak Not Planning Strike ‘For Now’

Hartal Doktor Kontrak says it doesn't plan to organise a doctors' strike "for now", since the health minister has promised an on-call allowance raise in Budget 2025. The government has also given 15% salary hikes to most civil servants, including doctors.

27 August 2024

Letter

Raise Doctors’ On-Call Allowance To RM25 Hourly — Malaysian Medical Association

MMA urges the government to raise doctors' on-call allowance by 173% from RM9.16 to RM25 hourly, citing MOH's statement last Feb that the new on-call rate would be announced "soon". Government doctors' on-call allowances haven't been revised since 2012.

20 August 2024

Malaysia

Hartal Praises Civil Servants’ Salary Raise, Demands Higher On-Call Allowance For Doctors

Hartal Doktor Kontrak welcomes the salary raise for most civil servants, but demands an urgent revision of doctors' on-call allowance rate that was last reviewed in 2012. Medical officers are paid just RM9.16 per hour for on-call duty (RM220 per shift).

12 June 2024

Letter

A Call For Urgent Reforms: The Health Ministry’s Hollow Promises To Health Care Workers — Dr Frustrated

Health care workers in Malaysia deserve more than just words of appreciation; they deserve a system that supports and values them through fair compensation, reasonable working hours, and job security.

11 June 2024

Letter

Gag Orders On Health Care Workers Suffering Inhumane Working Hours — Dr Frustrated

An MO claims a doctor from a public hospital was forced by superiors to remove a Facebook post on working back-to-back on-call shifts. "Gag orders only exacerbate the problem, preventing necessary reforms that can protect their health and improve patient care."

3 June 2024

Letter

Extensive Working Hours For Medical Officers In Government Hospitals — Five Medical Officers

Five MOs at govt hospitals in Kedah, KL, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan & Selangor identify departments in key hospitals that allegedly fail to provide proper post-oncall off periods. "After enduring a 33-hour shift, MOs need adequate time to rest and recover."

15 December 2023

Malaysia

December Doctor Relocations Repeat July ‘Fiasco’ With Staff Shortages, Resignations

A Melaka Hospital surgeon says next Monday's medical officer relocations are a "repeat of the same fiasco" as the July 31 exercise, with Melaka Hospital set to lose 16 MOs (13 transfers and 3 resignations). In HKL's ED, 6 of 8 new permanent MOs quit.

13 December 2023

Malaysia

Lukanisman: Doctors Overworked Like ‘Zombies’, Raise RM9 Hourly On-Call Allowance

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman acknowledges today that government doctors work without sleep like "zombies", admitting that medical officers are paid RM9/hour for weekend on-call. Senator Dr Lingeshwaran says the RM9 rate is lower than for Grab drivers.

6 November 2023

Malaysia

‘Inaccurate, Insensitive, Inefficient’: MMA Slams Government’s Refusal To Raise Doctors’ On-Call Allowance

MMA slams the government's refusal to raise doctors' on-call allowance, saying it's an "insult" for MOH to describe the RM9/hour rate as appropriate. Doctors have widely criticised the health minister online for maintaining the status quo on doctor issues.

3 November 2023

Malaysia

Anwar Government Retains Status Quo On Doctors’ On-Call Allowance, Selection Criteria, Promotion

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa has decided to maintain the status quo on doctor issues: no raise of on-call allowance, no point system for selection for permanent posts, no promotion to UD43 after housemanship, no backdating of permanent appointment.

Tag: on-call allowance

Hartal Doktor Kontrak Not Planning Strike ‘For Now’

Raise Doctors’ On-Call Allowance To RM25 Hourly — Malaysian Medical Association

Hartal Praises Civil Servants’ Salary Raise, Demands Higher On-Call Allowance For Doctors

A Call For Urgent Reforms: The Health Ministry’s Hollow Promises To Health Care Workers — Dr Frustrated

Gag Orders On Health Care Workers Suffering Inhumane Working Hours — Dr Frustrated

Extensive Working Hours For Medical Officers In Government Hospitals — Five Medical Officers

December Doctor Relocations Repeat July ‘Fiasco’ With Staff Shortages, Resignations

Lukanisman: Doctors Overworked Like ‘Zombies’, Raise RM9 Hourly On-Call Allowance

‘Inaccurate, Insensitive, Inefficient’: MMA Slams Government’s Refusal To Raise Doctors’ On-Call Allowance

Anwar Government Retains Status Quo On Doctors’ On-Call Allowance, Selection Criteria, Promotion

LIAM CEO Stunned By 13-Page Hospital Bill For RM19,000 Minor Hernia Surgery

APHM: Insurance Industry Makes ‘Big Profits’, But Private Hospitals’ Revenue ‘Carefully Controlled’

UM’s Medical Faculty Targets 200 Graduates Annually Despite Declining Interest In Medicine

Health Insurers May Introduce 5% To 20% Copay: LIAM

Protection For Female Doctors In Malaysian Public Hospitals — Klang Valley Specialist