We’ve seen how our hardworking all of our Abang PosLaju are, working tirelessly to deliver our stuff in a timely manner and many of us think that they deserve a raise or a bonus.
However, Pos Malaysia recently made an announcement that not only upset their staff members, but Malaysians as well.
Malaysians are livid
According to Malaysiakini, Pos Malaysia Berhad may not be giving out its annual bonus this year following the financial constraints due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A source from the company told the daily that they are working on stabilising their cash flow.
“The current financial situation and cash flow of the company isn’t good for bonuses,” the source told Malaysiakini.
Despite the financial difficulties faced by the company, they will not be laying off their staff or implementing the Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) anytime soon.
On social media, netizens were outraged after a story about a postman who was stunned by the news went viral.
Pos Malaysia Berhad @pos4you
— Aisyah Humairah (@aisyah9009) May 16, 2020
Tadi lepas abg Posmen ni selesai hantar surat dan barang yg aku beli online tu,ada org call dia,lepas jawab call tu dia terus duduk termenung disitu dalam keadaan basah lencun,masa tu tengah hujan lebat,aku tengok muka dia memang nampak sedih pic.twitter.com/tkYZV3IAzy
He appeared sad after hearing the news that they won't be getting a bonus after all the hard work they've done, especially during MCO.
Upon hearing his plight, some Malaysians felt as if that the company isn’t doing enough for its employees and others felt that it’s time to boycott Pos Malaysia’s services and encourage their workers to go on strike until they take care of their employee’s welfare.
There were also others who claims that their basic salary has been the same for the past 20 years.
Hi, my parents kerja dengan pos malaysia & poslaju and they said yes memang tiada bonua untuk raya ni :') Ayah saya everyday masuk kerja 7 pg - 12 malam, sepatutnya balik pukul 4 ptg tapi "bos" suruh kerja extra katanya tlg2 tgok posmen & buka karung parcel. Doakan my parents ?
— Shahidatul Amira (@shahidatttt) May 17, 2020
Biasa.memana company sama. Rasanya pos malaysia/poslaju mmg ade problem lama dh bab² kebajikan pekerja.gaji rider delivery pun RM1200 je..ingt ni thun 2000 ke.
— 爪卄卄乃爪几 (@M_HassanulHelmi) May 17, 2020
Aku takdak pesanan yg baik. Satu ja. Workers pos man kena go on strike and rebel. Welfare tak terjaga langsung. Go on strike
— Musyrif Kamsani (@syeripp) May 17, 2020
@pos4you kau patutnya bagi 2 3 bulan gaji bonus diaorang tahun ni sebab dalam 2 bulan ni sahaja, kerja diaorang macam gila dan orang guna khidmat kau pun berganda-ganda.
— EjenHangSupSapSup™ (@HarisAdams23) May 17, 2020
Apa alasan tak dapat bagi? Sepanjang pkp business kau jalan kot!
Kepada pos malaysia berhad, hgpa punya kejam dah level donald trump ni. Ada jiran aku kerja pos dekat 20 tahun, aku pernah mntk kerja pos, dia sendiri cakap cari kerja lain. Sebab gaji mmg sikit, kerja tak menentu. Itu 6 tahun lepas punya cerita. Rupanya dah 2020 pun bebal lagi.
— ANGAHOKAY (@anepsahaja_) May 17, 2020
@pos4you SHAME ON YOU. Untung makin besar, tp pekerja tk dpt bonus tahun ni. It's too obvious yg semenjak pkp, untung makin naik kan. Dgn taknak tambah staff & now tiba2 bonus pun taknak bg tahun ni? Kejam nyaaa ? Dah lah ni bulan Ramadhan, sanggup eh buat kt pekerja2 mcmtu?
— Tiera ? | Hennaline (@atieraraa) May 17, 2020
Pos laju riders don't get bonus this year?! Wtf is wrong with this country? They're the ones who worked throughout the pandemic times. One of the most hardworking people for much lesser than deserved salary and you even steal their bonuses?
— Arvinn Sandhu (@Arvinn96) May 18, 2020
Pihak atasan POS Laju, Gdex & lain lain syarikat yg menyediakan khidmat penghantaran ni memang wajib beri bonus kepada abang pos ni semua.
— Aidi ER (@aidi_ezzhar) May 17, 2020
Tak kira naik van, naik motor. Diorang plg bertungkus lumus semasa ni.
Pihak syarikat dah dapat keuntungan berganda, tak akan kedekut lagi?
Bukankah sejak PKP ni barang Poslaju semakin banyak sangat? Bila barang semakin banyak bermakna untung semakin banyak,lagipun minyak dah semakin murah kan? Kenapa x boleh bagi bonus pada staff kamu? Sepatutnya kena bagi lebih dari tahun lepas bukannya langsung x bagi,
— Aisyah Humairah (@aisyah9009) May 16, 2020
BERIKAN BONUS UNTUK BRADER BRADER DELIVERY BARANG! TAK KISAH LAH POSLAJU J&T NINJAVAN KE APA SEMUA! BERI BONUS UNTUK DIORANG!
— bangman (@aimansalim_) May 17, 2020
We hope that Pos Malaysia will reconsider their decision because most Malaysians will agree that if there's anyone who deserves a pay raise or bonus now besides our frontliners, it's our Abang Posmen and PosLaju.
