SINGAPORE - All of Singapore's 85,000 civil servants will not receive any mid-year Annual Variable Component payment, amid the economic gloom caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and a weakening labour market.
This comes on top of the earlier 0.5-month pay cut taken by senior public service officers in key leadership positions, which was announced in February.It said:"The Public Service stands in solidarity with the rest of the nation during this difficult period. Against the backdrop of a worsening economic outlook, and in close consultation with the public sector unions, the Government has decided that there will not be any mid-year AVC payment to civil servants this year.
PSD also said that in deciding on the year-end AVC payments later this year, the Government will take into consideration the NWC's recommendations to give special consideration for lower wage workers.
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