Review allowances for nurses to curb resignations, union tells govt

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The Malayan Nurses Union claims that the federal allowance of RM1,000 a month for those serving out of their home states has never been revised.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/09/review-allowances-for-nurses-to-curb-resignations-union-tells-govt/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/09/kaji-semula-semua-elaun-jururawat-gesa-kesatuan/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #MalayanNursesUnion #Nurses #Allowance

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00:00The Malayan Nurses' Union has urged the government to review allowances for nursing staff,

00:07especially the RM1,000 monthly federal allowance for those serving outside their home states.

00:13Union President Saida Athman said the review should take into account the excessive pressure

00:18faced by nurses, who are separated from their families as well as work pressure and increased

00:24cost of living. She said nurses from Sabah and Sarawak serving in the peninsula get an

00:30additional federal allowance of RM1,000 a month and this rate has never been reviewed. Saida said

00:37the government should not only review this federal allowance but all allowances available to them to

00:42prevent more nurses from quitting their jobs. On Friday, Sarawak Deputy Premier Dr Sim Kui Hian

00:49said more than 800 nurses from Sarawak serving elsewhere wish to serve in their home state.

00:55Meanwhile, Deputy Health Minister Luka Nisman Awang Sawni was reported as saying 1,754 nurses

01:02have resigned in the last five years, with 27.98% of the resignations being for personal reasons.

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