OFFICES of the Ministry of Employment in all division are now well resourced to provide services to the people.
Ministry of Employment permanent secretary Maritino Nemani said this was because two thirds of all vacant positions in the ministry had been filled.
Mr Nemani said this in his submission on the review of the 2022 Auditor General’s Report on the General Administration Sector on Wednesday last week.
“In 2022 and 2023, we had a total of 31 vacant positions,” Mr Nemani said.
“To date, the ministry has filled up 52 vacancies, that includes the 31 vacant positions carried over from the previous year.
“You might see some variance, why 52 and then 31. That’s because of the staff who were there and actually resigned.
“That added on to the numbers, so it was a fluctuation between the staff movement, staff coming in, and also the out flows of staff resigning or leaving the ministry.”
Mr Nemani said they now had a robust mechanism in place in terms of attracting and filling vacant positions.
“This is why we have, to date, a very small number of vacant positions left, because we are mindful of the work overloads that the staff had over the years.
“We had strengthened our human resources in terms of assisting us to fill those positions of the past.
“We also understand our human resources was quite handicapped in terms of the capabilities for them to carry out their full functions in human resources.
“But as I speak today, I’m pleased to report that we have a very limited, small number of vacancies within the ministry.
“More than two-thirds have been filled.
“It means that our offices in Lautoka, in Labasa, including Central Eastern, has been well resourced to be able to provide the services to the community.”
