MALAYSIA: NO DECISION TO MAKE WORK FROM HOME A POLICY

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian government has not decided
whether or not to make the work-from-home programme a policy, Najib Tun Razak
said Monday.

The prime minister said he had first to see whether the pilot project
involving the Works Ministry yielded better performance from the staff than
working in the office and the benefits to them in terms of saving commuting
costs and fostering family well-being.

"This is a pilot project and we have not made any decision whether or not to
make it a policy, but we have to try out first," he told reporters when asked
whether the government proposed to extend the programme to other ministries.

Earlier, he chaired the sixth Malaysian Aerospace Council meeting here.

Works Minister Shaziman Mansor announced last month that the
three-month trial programme would involve 35 draughtsman and selected
individuals working from home.

-- BERNAMA