27 May 2010
The Public Service Division (PSD) at the Prime Minister’s Office has announced the Civil Service Mid-Year Payment for 2010, whereby civil servants will receive a mid-year Annual Variable Component (AVC) of 0.5 month and a one-off dollar quantum payment of $300 this July.
Taking into account Singapore’s good economic performance in the first quarter of 2010 and a positive growth forecast for the rest of the year, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and our eight affiliated civil service unions[1] support the Government’s move to reward civil servants for their contributions, especially the lower wage group, with the mid-year AVC and a dollar quantum. We welcome this year’s payment as due to the severe recession last year, civil servants were not paid any mid-year AVC and, like private sector employees, they too suffered a reduction in their total annual take home pay.
This year’s Civil Service Mid-Year Payment has been concluded after close consultation and negotiations between representatives from NTUC and the civil service unions with PSD, which also weighed uncertainties like the sovereign debt crisis in Europe against Singapore’s good economic performance when deliberating on the payment.
As we continue to ride the economic upturn, the Labour Movement will continue to work closely with our Tripartite Partners to focus on enhancing workers’ capabilities and improving productivity in the public sector so that productivity gains can be shared with our workers
Mdm Halimah Yacob
Deputy Secretary-General
National Trades Union Congress
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Additional quotes:
Mr Teo Yock Ngee, General Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Public Employees, and Secretary for Financial Affairs, National Trades Union Congress
“The AUPE welcomes PSD’s decision for a mid-year payment of 0.5 month AVC and a one-off payment of $300. Having recovered from one of the worst economic downturns last year where everyone, including employers and employees, bit the bullet, we are glad that civil servants’ hard work are recognised and rewarded.”
Mr G Muthukumarasamy, General Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Public Daily Rated Workers
“For AUPDRW’s union members, who are daily-rated workers, the announcement of the one-off $300 payment will definitely go some ways to help our lower-wage workers and their families cope with their daily living expenses.”
[1] The eight civil service unions include the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (AUPE), Amalgamated Union of Public Daily Rated Workers (AUPDRW), Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union (SCTU), Singapore Government Shorthand Writers' Association (SGSWA), Singapore Interpreters' and Translators' Union (SITU), Singapore Malay Teachers' Union (SMTU), Singapore Tamil Teacher's Union (STTU) and Singapore Teachers' Union (STU).
