Tenom: A retired Kemas Kindergarten teacher is requesting for intervention by Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob to solve reward claims and salary increment issues that she has faced for five years.Julinah Juai said according to the terms and conditions of her contract, she was supposed to receive reward payment and salary increment after it is renewed once every two years.However, since 2012 until she retired on Jul 22 2017, she claimed that she has not received payment reward and salary increment of around RM2,000.
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"Several times I have met with the Finance Officer and Assistant Director of the Kemas Department in Putrajaya, Kota Kinabalu. However, I was told to be patient and just wait for a decision from Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur."Even though the amount is not much, I am still entitled to the money according to my contract's terms and conditions. Until when am I supposed to wait for an answer?' she said this to reporters, Friday.
Juliana said after forwarding her problem to the State Kemas Department to no avail, she is left with no choice but to reach out to the media in the hope that any sympathetic parties can help resolve her predicament.She claimed that not only her, but more than 200 Kemas Kindergarten retirees also suffered due to the whims of bureaucracy. - Mail Mathew