Life is Great for all types of Servants.
Civil servants will be getting an additional 0.75 month on top of
the 13th-month, plus a dollar quantum for their 2011 year-end
bonus, according to CNA.
The broadcaster, citing sources, said that this was among the
considerations during discussions at the Public Service Division
recently, and that official notification on the bonus could be
announced today.
The news comes amid a gloomy global economic outlook, with
Singapore predicting sharply lower economic growth of around 5 per
cent this year and a further slowdown to between 1 and 3 per cent
next year.
In contrast, civil servants received two months bonus payout,
comprising of a month's salary for an annual variable component and
another month for the 13th-month payment, at the end of last year,
when the economy grew by 14.5 per cent.
In July this year, civil servants received a mid-year bonus of
half--a-month's salary and $250 after a strong economic performance
in the first quarter. The one-off cash payment of $250 was given
based on the National Wages Council recommendation to assist
low-wage workers with rising price.