Civil Service Commission (CSC) President Mohamed Nasih on Wednesday expressed concern over the lack of equal pay and disparities in civil service wages.
In a message sent on the occasion of Civil Service Day and International Workers’ Day, Nasih noted pay raises for some employees in the health and education sectors as part of the government’s efforts towards pay harmonization.
However, civil servants working in most sectors have not received a pay hike, Nasih noted, which he said poses difficulties for hiring competent staff and causes current staff to despair.
“I note that every day that passes without equality of pay is a day that we have to endure difficulty in finding capable people for civil service sectors and a day that such employees who remain in the service now have to face anxiety and despair,” Nasih said.
He urged the government to increase salaries for civil servants of all ranks and positions and to establish pay equality.
Nasih said in the message that public expectations concerning acceptable general standards of service have risen significantly as a result of changes that have come to providing services with technological advances. Further efforts were therefore needed to improve the skill and competence of civil servants who bear the duty and responsibility of providing fast services at a modern standard, he said.
