SINGAPORE: Civil servants in Singapore will receive a 0.45-month mid-year bonus and a one-off payment of at least S$200, the Public Service Division (PSD) said on Thursday (Jun 13).
Lower-wage civil servants in Grades IV and V of the Operations Support Scheme (OSS) will receive a higher lump sum payment of S$300.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAround 1,400 civil servants will benefit from the higher lump sum payment.
For civil servants in Grade V of the OSS, there will also be a built-in wage increase of up to S$50, in addition to their annual increment.
This year's mid-year payment took into consideration the recommendations of the National Wages Council, and was decided on in close consultation with the public sector unions.
The payments signal the Government’s "continued commitment to support lower-wage civil servants", said PSD, noting that the Singapore economy grew by 1.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 and is expected to grow by 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent for the full year based on preliminary estimates.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe mid-year payments will be made in July.
"The Government will decide on the year-end AVC payment for civil servants after taking into consideration Singapore's economic performance in the second half of 2019," said PSD.
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