Public servants get 7.5% pay rise
Public servants all around Papua New Guinea (PNG) are delighted to find their packets were a bit thicker this year.
According to a copy of a circular obtain by Wantok Nius, the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) and the Public Employees’ Assocation (PEA) had reached a three year Industrial Agreement starting 2014.
The agreement allows a 7.5% increment in the base salary which consists of a 6% across the board, and an “additional increase of 1.5% of the average base salary to recognise ongoing increase in productivity.”
The pay increase took effect on January 1 and public servants got their first pay for the year on Wednesday (January 8).
According to a copy of a circular obtain by Wantok Nius, the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) and the Public Employees’ Assocation (PEA) had reached a three year Industrial Agreement starting 2014.
The agreement allows a 7.5% increment in the base salary which consists of a 6% across the board, and an “additional increase of 1.5% of the average base salary to recognise ongoing increase in productivity.”
The pay increase took effect on January 1 and public servants got their first pay for the year on Wednesday (January 8).
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