An estimated 180 Fiji National Provident Fund employees will be part of the Fiji Social Protection COVID-19 Response and System Development Project that will support cash transfers to the unemployed and underemployed affected by COVID-19.
Project details available on the Ministry of Economy website show the FNPF staff will be “engaged” through the FNPF.
“FNPF will not engage additional workers and the existing permanent employees will be part of the project,” states the project document.
The FNPF staff members will come from the member services department who will process and approve FNPF member applications and the human resources department who will assist COVID–19 Committee in resource allocation.
The FNPF public relations department will be involved in member awareness through social media, TV, Radio and newspapers.
FNPF’s corporate governance, information technology, finance department, legal department, treasury department and internal audit department will also be involved in the Fiji Social Protection COVID-19 Response and System Development Project.
“FNPF staff will have access to the MOE (Ministry of Economy) Workers’ Grievance Mechanism however they will also be able to file grievances via the FNPF Workers Grievance Mechanism which allows employees to raise any issues, including in a confidential manner, related to their employment directly within their immediate supervisor within the specified timelines.”
