The PPSM shall refer to the regulations on annual salary movement currently in force, namely:
The three (3) National Joint Councils established in 1973 are:
- Regulation 27 Public Officers (Appointment, Promotion and Termination of Service) Regulations P.U. (A) 1/2012;
- P2. Paragraphs 49, 50, 63, and 64 Service Circular Number 4 Year 2002 Pelaksanaan Sistem Saraan Bagi Anggota Perkhidmatan Awam Persekutuan;
- The impacts on annual salary movements stipulated in the leave regulations currently in force; and
- The impacts on annual salary movements stipulated in any service circular or service circular letter issued by the Director General of Public Service from time to time.
In this regard, the PPSM Secretariat and the PPSM may use any basis for consideration guided by the relevant regulations, service circulars or service circular letters, including by referring to the Officers’ Performance Achievement Categories in Appendix D of Service Circular Letter Number 2 Year 2009, to ensure fairness to all officers in their respective departments in order to encourage positive competition among officers, increase officers’ motivation and avoid being challenged under the law for such decisions.