REVIEW OF PAY AND GRADING STRUCTURES AND CONDITIONS OF ...

REVIEW OF

PAY AND GRADING STRUCTURES AND

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE IN

THE PUBLIC SECTOR (Civil Service, Parastatal and other Statutory Bodies, Local Authorities

and Rodrigues Regional Assembly) AND

THE PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS VOLUME 1

GENERAL BACKGROUND &

RELATED ISSUES AND

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 2. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY..................................................................................................................... 15 3. ECONOMIC BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................... 23 4. PAY CONSIDERATIONS UNDERLYING THE CURRENT REVIEW............................................................... 27 5. PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REFORMS.................................................................................................... 37 6. ORGANISATION STRUCTURES AND RELATED ISSUES ............................................................................... 45

ANNEX ..................................................................................................................................................................................................53 7. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PERFORMANCE RELATED INCENTIVE

SCHEME ......................................................................................................................................................................... 55 8. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................................... 67

ANNEX ..................................................................................................................................................................................................79 9. REVIEW OF SCHEMES OF SERVICE AND QUALIFICATIONS ..................................................................... 85 10. RECRUITMENT, PROMOTION AND RETENTION........................................................................................... 95

ANNEX ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 113 11. EMPLOYMENT ON CONTRACT AND ALTERNATIVE MODES OF EMPLOYMENT ......................... 121

ANNEX ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 129 12. PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT...................................................................................................................................131 13. RETIREMENT AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS ? PENSION SCHEME FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR ..139 14. PUBLIC SERVICE PENSION ................................................................................................................................... 157 15. DIGITAL GOVERNMENT TRANSFORMATION .............................................................................................. 159 16. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND BENEFITS .................................................................................................... 167

16.1 END-OF-YEAR BONUS ................................................................................................................................................. 169 16.2 TRAVELLING AND CAR BENEFITS ............................................................................................................................ 173

ANNEX I ............................................................................................................................................................................................217 ANNEX II...........................................................................................................................................................................................223 ANNEX III..........................................................................................................................................................................................249 16.3 PASSAGE BENEFIT SCHEME ....................................................................................................................................... 261 16.4 LEAVE................................................................................................................................................................................... 265 16.5 WORKING WEEK, FLEXITIME, WORKERS ON SHIFT/ROSTER/STAGGERED HOURS AND OVERTIME.......................................................................................................................................................................... 295 16.6 TASK WORK IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR ..................................................................................................................... 321 16.7 SPECIAL DUTY AND EXTRA DUTY ALLOWANCE ............................................................................................... 323 16.8 SALARY ON PROMOTION........................................................................................................................................... 325 16.9 INCREMENTAL CREDIT AND HIGHER QUALIFICATION INCENTIVE.......................................................... 329

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16.10 ACTING AND RESPONSIBILITY ALLOWANCES ...................................................................................................337 16.11 MEAL ALLOWANCE ........................................................................................................................................................341 16.12 SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE ........................................................................................................................................343 16.13 OUT OF POCKET ALLOWANCE ..................................................................................................................................345 16.14 UNIFORMS .........................................................................................................................................................................347 16.15 FAMILY PROTECTION SCHEMES...............................................................................................................................351 16.16 RISK, INSURANCE AND COMPENSATION ............................................................................................................357 16.17 FUNERAL GRANT.............................................................................................................................................................367 16.18 COMMUNICATION FACILITIES ..................................................................................................................................369 16.19 FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCE AND OTHER RELATED ALLOWANCES ................................................375

ANNEX I............................................................................................................................................................................................ 393 ANNEX II........................................................................................................................................................................................... 394 ANNEX III.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 395 ANNEX IV ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 396 ANNEX V .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 397 ANNEX VI ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 398 16.20 FORCE MAJEURE/PUBLIC EMERGENCY .................................................................................................................399

17. STATUTORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.....................................................................................................401

18. REDUNDANCY MANAGEMENT..........................................................................................................................409

19. RODRIGUES AND THE OUTER ISLANDS.........................................................................................................413

20. IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AND POST REVIEW MECHANISM .........................................................421

ANNEX ................................................................................................................................................................................................433 21. OTHER PERTINENT ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS .........................................................................443

MASTER SALARY CONVERSION TABLE

ANNEX

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Conditions of Service

1. INTRODUCTION

Introduction

1.1

This is the 9th Report of the Pay Research Bureau (PRB) on Pay and Grading Structures

and Conditions of Service in the Public Sector and the 1st Post-COVID-19 Report. It

has been carried out in an unprecedented sanitary situation whereby the world,

including Mauritius, is facing the economic and other consequences of the

pandemic. We are now globally in a newly shaped environment, often referred to

as the "New Normal". It is, therefore, imperative to send the right signal to all public

sector employees and the employer as well to ensure that the public sector is seen

to be sharing the sanitary pain and economic burden of the "New Normal".

1.2

At the very outset, we wish to emphasize that the Public Sector has to move with a

greater speed than the sanitary and economic crises in order to enable it to act as

pace setter in this scenario of change. There is need to think, do and act differently,

such that the same or better outcomes are attained in the new post-COVID-19 set

up. The new slogans for operating in the newly-shaped environment and for

building a Future-Ready public service have now turned out to be "Do More with

Less" and "Innovate or Evaporate". The Bureau pays tribute to all public officers who

have worked and continue to perform selflessly since and during the pandemic,

under all risks and perils, and for their unflinching contribution in the functioning

and delivery of Government business.

1.3

Our remit group consists of all grades in the Civil Service, 99 Parastatal Bodies,

Local Authorities, Rodrigues Regional Assembly and Private Secondary Schools.

Overall, the size of the remit group revolves around 87000 employees and 27000

government pensioners. The distribution of employees covered by the PRB

(sectorwise) as at 31 December 2020 is depicted in the pie chart below:

DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYEES BY SECTOR AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

Private Secondary Schools

Local

8%

Authorities

7%

Parastatal Bodies 19%

Rodrigues Regional Assembly

3%

~ 1 ~

Civil Service 63%

Pay Review 2021

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