Federal civil servants in Malaysia will be allowed to work from home two days a week from 1st August 2026, after the introduction of a new hybrid working arrangement approved by the Cabinet.
Public Services Department (JPA), in a statement said the new system requires civil servants to work 3 days in the office which allows them to work remotely the remaining two days.
Under the new arrangement, civil servants in most states must be physically at the office on Mondays, Fridays, and one additional day. The other two days can be work from home.
For Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, Friday is the weekly day off, employees will be required to work in office on Sundays and Thursdays, along with the one additional office day.
New Hybrid Work Model
The government said hybrid work arrangement will become the new normal for federal civil service, replacing temporary work from home scheme introduced during Middle East conflict.
Civil servants must get approval before working from home or from another remote location. The arrangement will also depend on the nature of their duties and operational needs of their departments.
To ensure public service continues to run smoothly, Public Service Department said a monitoring system will be introduced to have integrity, maintain employee performance and service delivery.
The government said the new policy would not affect the delivery of essential public services. The services that requires employees to be physically present, including education, security, healthcare, defence and judiciary will continue to operate as usual. Government service counters will also remain open and function normally.
Hybrid working is part of government’s public service to reform agenda on modernising the civil service while giving greater flexibility for employees.
Sources: FMT
