CRITICIZING YOUR COMPANY ONLINE
It has became a norms for today's employee where if they do not happy or upset with the workplace policies, social network is the place for them to express their feelings. However, criticise via that channel has become such a problem among younger generation including those in civil service or private sector.
Public Service director-general, Tan Sri Mohamad Zabidi Zainal said that currently they are receiving a lot of feedback and complaints on civil servants giving negative views on government programmes through the social media and internet. In addition, the person who is doing it should realise that this actions is an offence!
Provisions under section 19(1) of the General Rules (Discipline and Conduct) Regulations 1993 prohibit them from making written or oral statements which can jeopardise or have adverse impace on government policies, decisions or programmes. They simply cannot say anything that can potentially embarras or put the Government in a bad light. Distributing information or comment on such policies also are not allowed. If they founded guilty, disciplinary actions such as demotion, transfer or dismissal can be initiated.
The civil servants cannot be forced to vote for the government and they are free to express their opinions in support of in opposition to the government. However, they should utilize the provisions in the Whistleblower Protection 2010 to expose wrongdoing or they risk running foul of the Official Secrets Act if they write about it on social media.
For Private sector was concerned, according to Malaysia Employers Federation (MEF), it is a younger generations who criticised their companies policies on Facebook while unwittingly identifying their workplace in their profiles. Similar like civil service, employees may face strict disciplinary action such as dismissal if they put up bad workplace discussions and internal matters in social network or internet.
In certain cases that had been brought to court which ruled that "you cannot expose internal matters especially if you identify your workplace".
Sources : The Star, Sinar Harian
Public Service director-general, Tan Sri Mohamad Zabidi Zainal said that currently they are receiving a lot of feedback and complaints on civil servants giving negative views on government programmes through the social media and internet. In addition, the person who is doing it should realise that this actions is an offence!
Provisions under section 19(1) of the General Rules (Discipline and Conduct) Regulations 1993 prohibit them from making written or oral statements which can jeopardise or have adverse impace on government policies, decisions or programmes. They simply cannot say anything that can potentially embarras or put the Government in a bad light. Distributing information or comment on such policies also are not allowed. If they founded guilty, disciplinary actions such as demotion, transfer or dismissal can be initiated.
The civil servants cannot be forced to vote for the government and they are free to express their opinions in support of in opposition to the government. However, they should utilize the provisions in the Whistleblower Protection 2010 to expose wrongdoing or they risk running foul of the Official Secrets Act if they write about it on social media.
For Private sector was concerned, according to Malaysia Employers Federation (MEF), it is a younger generations who criticised their companies policies on Facebook while unwittingly identifying their workplace in their profiles. Similar like civil service, employees may face strict disciplinary action such as dismissal if they put up bad workplace discussions and internal matters in social network or internet.
In certain cases that had been brought to court which ruled that "you cannot expose internal matters especially if you identify your workplace".
Sources : The Star, Sinar Harian