EXCEPT for nurses, no other civil servants will be allowed to accrue time-off or overtime, the Civil Service Ministry has announced.
Permanent secretary Parmesh Chand said in a circular dated July 26 that all time-off has now to be cleared for civil servants below Band E.
“The Ministry of Civil Service hereby advises that for employees in Band E and below, overtime hours previously taken as time-off in lieu (TOIL) will now be compensated on an hour-for-hour basis or utilised by the employee, at the discretion of the permanent secretaries,” said Mr Chand.
“This ensures that these civil servants do not lose accrued TOIL hours.
“No compensation of TOIL will be paid to employees on Band F and above (excluding nurses).”
Mr Chand said permanent secretaries should strictly encourage these employees to take their time-off owed.
“As decided by the Public Service Commission that effective from 29 July 2024, no new accruals or cases of TOIL be entertained for Band F and above (excluding nurses).”
“Ministries are advised that no additional funds will be provided. Therefore, all overtime compensation must be managed within the existing budget.”
