Majlis Bersama Jabatan

The Joint Departmental Council or Majlis Bersama Jabatan, MBJ in short is a forum where the employees of an organisation express their opinions, put forward ideas and suggestions to the management for the betterment of the organisation. The Civil Service Department of Malaysia put it as '... a two-way medium, where the employees are given a channel to communicate with the management in voicing opinions and views, and contributing constructive ideas for the betterment of the organisation.'

MBJ was formally formed in Pustaka Negeri Sarawak in 2003. Since then, the MBJ Constitution has been revised three times.

2003 - 2004

Employee Representatives

• Mohd. Ali Abdul Wahab - President

2005 - 2007

• Bronny Lawrence Nawe - President
• Ismewati Narawi - Secretary
• Ammie Syarina Mohd. Jelani - Member
• Hawaluddin Halmi - Member
• Adelin Mohammad Adenan - Member

2008 - 2010

• Norlida Ismailly - President

2011 - 2012

• Laurena Aloh - President
• Kian Tunku - Joint Secretary
• Bronny Lawrence Nawe - Member

2013 - 2014

• Abdul Aziz Bujang - President
• Izaruddin Mos - Joint Secretary
• Bronny Lawrence Nawe - Member
• Razak Rambili - Member
• Dayangku Hadzimah Awangku Ahmad - Member
• Norlailawati Ismail - Member

2015 - 2016

• Ahmad Samsudin - President

2017 - 2018

• Ahmad Samsudin - President
• Drang Jite - Joint Secretary
• Sonia Suria Ahip - Member
• Ammie Syarina Mohd. Jelani - Member
• Mohd. Ali Abdul Wahab - Member
• Suzanna Abdullah @ Susan Apok - Member
• Hawaluddin Halmi - Member
• Bashir Swandi - Member
• Siti Rohana Saat - Member

2019 - 2000

• Bronny Lawrence Nawe - President
• Nurashikin Ahmad - Joint Secretary
• Razak Rambili - Member
• Vincent Jinap - Member
• Nur Faziella Syazmeen Hasli - Member
• Lilian Baun Pulo - Member
• Adelin Mohammad Adenan - Member
• Norasfia Zainal - Member
• Mohd. Feizul Median - Member

Our Practice

In Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, the employees are represented by the Employee Representatives, comprising of permanent staff of various ranks and headed by the President of MBJ. The management is represented by the Management Representatives, comprising of all Heads of Sectors, Regional Managers, Head of the Innovation and Sustainability Division, the Accountant and the Internal Auditor. The Head of the Human Resource Division is the MBJ Secretary. She is assisted by a Joint Secretary, who is a member of the Employee Representatives.

Employee Representatives are elected by the staff and they hold office for a term of two years. The maximum number of term they can hold office consecutively is two, which is four years. The MBJ meets four times a year and the outcomes of meetings are communicated to the staff during staff assemblies and in the Staff Portal.

At least one month before a scheduled MBJ meeting is held, the staff will be notified via emails to submit suggestions, comments and ideas to the Employee Representatives. These submissions will then be filtered and aggregated by the Employee Representatives before being formalised into proposal papers for the MBJ meeting. Staff are advised to refrain from bring up matters pertaining to policies and personal attacks.

Benchmarking Visits

The MBJ had visited the following departments and offices to get more insights and ideas on how to better manage MBJ.

1. Petaling Jaya Municipal Council
2. National Library of Malaysia PNM)
3. Council of the City of Kuching North (DBKU)
4. Civil Service Department (JPA)
5. Selangor State Library
6. Kota Kinabalu City Council
7. Prime Minister Department
8. Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU)