No mid-year payment for civil servants
This is in line with the wage council’s recent recommendation.
-AsiaOne
Thu, Jun 04, 2009
AsiaOne
Civil servants will not receive any mid-year Annual Variable
Component (AVC) this year in view of the uncertain economic
outlook.
Their pay is pegged to pay levels in the private sector and the
AVC is a component in the flexible wage
structure that is adjusted to reflect economic conditions.
The government’s decision is in line with the recent National
Wages Council (NWC) recommendations. The zero mid-year payment,
together with cuts made previously, will see annual civil service
salaries in 2009 drop by 6% to 21% compared to 2008, with those in
senior positions receiving the largest reduction.
According to a statement issued by the Public Services Division
of the Prime Minister’s Office, the government will decide on the
year-end payment for civil servants when Singapore’s economic
performance in the second half of 2009 is clearer.
