Perception on four working days effect on employees performance among Human Resource Development and Management Unit (HRDMU), Department of Premier Sarawak at Wisma Bapa Malaysia / Muhamad Aqmal Mohamad Ismail and Mohamad Hariz Mohamad Husseini

The action towards achieving a full effective and efficient use of employees' workforce is the one effort that must be taken seriously in order to enhance the potential output in line with the goals of SDG's decent work and economic growth especially in the public sector based on news article (MIDA, 2023), indicates that the employees should be provided with higher salary if they are skilful to enhance their productivity more. Thus, a good performance and productivity among the employees are essential to maintain and enhance the country's growth and sustainable development in line with Malaysia's mission to achieve the status of developed country. The purpose of this study is to know from the employee's perception for the proposed four working days towards the employees performance. This study involved 83 employees in the HRDMU in the Department Of Premier Sarawak at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching. The research data have been gathered using surveys in which questionnaires have been sent digitally through Google Form to respondents. Meanwhile at the same time it is to examine the relationship between the impacts of time and money, self-esteem and job satisfaction and productivity while decreasing any fatigue and burnout in the Sarawak State Civil Service towards implementation of four working days. Therefore, from the findings, there is no significant relationship between all three variables on HRDMU's employees' performance towards implementation of four working days. Meanwhile, the variable improves productivity while decreasing fatigue and burnout is the most dominant factor influencing the employees' performance in HRDMU towards implementation of four working days.