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 2004. Since then, the MBJ Constitution has been revised three times.

Membership

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.

2005 - 2006 Employee Representatives Mohd. Ali Abdul Wahab - President		2007 - 2008 Employee Representatives Bronny Lawrence Nawe - President Ismewati Narawi - Joint Secretary Haspidawati Bujang - Member Adelin Mohammad Adenan - Member Awang Yunos Awang Husain - Member Norzihan Abdullah - Member Hawaluddin Halmi - Member Huslan Hossin - Member		2009 - 2010 Employee Representatives Norlida Ismailly - President
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2011 - 2012 Employee Representatives Abdul Aziz Bujang - President Izaruddin Mos - Joint Secretary Bronny Lawrence Nawe - Member Razak Rambili - Member Dayangku Hadzimah Awangku Ahmad - Member Norlailawati Ismail - Member		2013 - 2014 Employee Representatives Laurena Aloh - President Kian Tunku - Joint Secretary Bronny Lawrence Nawe - Member		2015 - 2016 Employee Representatives Ahmad Samsudin - President Abdul Aziz Kassim - Joint Secretary Edison Ricket - Member Sofina Tan Sofian Tan - Member Aini Umairah Lee Abdullah - Member Kian Tunku - Member Norzihan Abdullah - Member Hawaluddin Halmi - Member
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2017 - 2018 Employee Representatives 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 - 2020 Employee Representatives Bronny Lawrence Nawe - President Nur Ashikin Ahmad - Joint Secretary Razak Rambili - Member Vincent Jinap - Member Nur Faziella Syazmeen Hasli - Member Lilian Baun Pulo - Member Siti Khairunissa Rosli - Member Adelin Mohammad Adenan - Member Norasfia Zainal - Member Mohd. Feizul Median - Member

Nomination and Election

Employee Representatives are elected via ballots by the staff and they hold office for a term of two years. Prior to that, election candidates are nominated and top fifteen highest nominated candidates go to the poll. The maximum number of terms the Employee Representatives can hold office consecutively is two, which is four years.

Meetings

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.

Typical MBJ Meeting Agenda:

• Confirmation of minutes of the previous MBJ meeting
• Matters arising from minutes of the previous MBJ meeting
• Proposal paper(s)
• Any other business
• Adjournment of MBJ meeting

Proposal Papers

MBJ proposal papers are prepared in a pre-defined format with the following criteria:

Number Title Objective Background Justifications Cost Implications (Optional) Attachments (Optional)

MBJ Proposal Paper Sample 1

MBJ Proposal Paper Sample 2

The proposal paper may be written in English or Bahasa Malaysia and must be distributed to all the MBJ members at least a week before the MBJ meeting.

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
3. Council of the City of Kuching North
4. Civil Service Department
5. Selangor State Library
6. Kota Kinabalu City Council
7. Prime Minister Department
8. Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit