Public servants

Public servants warned to mask-up

“Since the Isolation Strategy came into effect on Monday 22nd, I am seeing a difference in compliance,” said National Pandemic Controller, David Manning.

“I want to thank business houses for following the Niupela Pasin in ensuring that clients and customers have masks on before they can be allowed to do business.”

He then added, “This is a warning to government offices that have been slow to follow the Isolation Strategy imposed, that masks are mandatory.

“Departments will be penalised if they do not comply.”

Public servants to be tested

This will be one of the measures enforced as part of the national isolation strategy.

In a joint circular issued by the Department of Personnel Management Secretary, Taies Sansan, and Controller David Manning, it was outlined that some agencies have already commenced testing beginning March 8th and are awaiting results.

“Subject to the results of the test, public servants who test positive will automatically be isolated and a second test is required until the result is negative and they can resume work.

Nambawan Super launches new look logo and campaign

The rebranding also aims to engage members and the wider public about the role of the fund, its purpose in nation building, and celebrate its members.

The new logo, retaining a simple Kumul design as well as the national colors, reaffirms the values of the fund and that is being a super fund for everyone.

In its new campaign the fund has enlisted its members as Ambassadors to drive the funds new message.

Focus on public servants

Twenty-nine course participants in the Yangoru-Saussia District in East Sepik Province graduated on Friday after two weeks of training in Project Management and Financial Management. The training was facilitated by the PNG Institute of Leadership and Governance.

State pays NSL K95 million

NSL Chairman, Anthony Smare, is now calling on the retirees to see them so they can settle the outstanding payments.

NSL has begun the process of allocating payments to members who exited in 2016.

“Obviously the government has been impacted by an earthquake, low commodity prices, but we’re seeing a flicker of light with the economy. There are some good things starting to happen and it’s also translating into the unfunded.

“The Government has paid us in the last two months, K95 million,” said Smare.

Unattached public servants costing state millions

Minister for Public Service, Elias Kapavore, said there are about 915,000 public servants of which over 6,000 are unattached to positions that are still being paid by the government.

“This is costing K190 million each year and 6 to 7 million Kina every fortnight,” he said.

Minister Kapavore challenged heads of departments to deal with the matter respectively in each department before even thinking about recruiting new staff as well as requesting for new resources.

Madang public servants warned

Yama made this call after a rousing welcome was given to him back home after the Supreme Court reinstated him as the Governor for Madang.

Governor Yama said he had no problem with public servants but warned them to be cautious in every work they do.

He called on them to put him under the microscope and expose the works he had done illegally in the province.

Justify your existence, public servants told

This was the challenge issued by Deputy Prime Minister, Charles Abel, during the public service dedication service yesterday.

Promoting honesty and faithfulness in public service was the theme for the mass, which was hosted by the Department for Community Development, Youth and Religion at the Sir John Guise indoor complex.

Abel highlighted mostly challenges the public servants will have to put up with in regards to major events that the country will be hosting, like the 2018 APEC Leaders’ Summit.

Lupari gives assurance on public servants wages

He clarified that there’s no delays on salaries as Government payroll system pays on Thursdays every two weeks and not on Mondays.

Lupari was responding to a question from this newsroom about the public servants salaries.

However, Lupari said all public servants got paid on time which on a Thursday and not on a Monday.

“I got paid, so as my staff. Which public servants haven’t got paid?”

He further added that many public servants are not budgeting their salaries well and ended up using all their money.

Sustaining their retirement pay

Provincial commerce advisor Didimas Epo said many public servants retire without proper knowledge of sustaining their retirement pay.

Therefore, he said the provincial administration, through its commerce division, wanted to create a pathway for its retiring public servants.

“From experience, we found out that a lot of public servants leave without being given a proper pathway and at the end, they find out that they lost all their money because of bad or poor investments,” he said