New circular issued for Public Officials

New circular issued for Public Officials

September 10, 2024   08:48 am

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced that if public officials fail to report to work for more than five consecutive days without notice, they must be issued notices of leaving the service within the first five days following their absence.

This decision has been made after it was observed that, in some cases, it takes over a year to issue notices of leaving the service when government officials do not report to work without prior notification.

The PSC has communicated this directive through a circular to all ministry secretaries and heads of departments.

The commission also noted that if a resignation notice is issued to an officer, any excuses or explanations must be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 216 of the Public Service Commission Procedural Rules.

The relevant circular further states that the decision made by the concerned disciplinary authority regarding an officer’s resignation, along with any excuses submitted, shall be communicated in writing to the officer.

Additionally, the PSC has stipulated that officials who are promoted to the special grade of the Country Wide Services in the future must assume their new positions within 22 working days from the date of receiving their appointment letter.

The PSC emphasized that special grade promotions of officers who do not report for duty within a month will be treated as cancelled.

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