The health sector wants the government to get a second opinion on its decision to halt paying fresh recruits in the public sector “critical service incentives”.

The Malayan Nurses Union (MNU) hopes that the Public Service Department (PSD) will reconsider this, as does the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).

Speaking to Malaysiakini, MNU president Nor Hayati Abd Rashid (above, centre) called upon the government to enter into discussions with the union before implementing the cuts, slated to begin on Jan 1, 2020...