National Pay Commission (NPC) has decided to provide benefits in one full payment to employees who leave their job under the state pay framework.
Currently, only employees in the education sector are being paid under the state pay framework. The framework aims to provide benefits to all state employees who are working at institutions that do not have a specific structure for providing benefits to employees who leave their job.
Speaking to PSM News, Secretary-General of the NPC Dr. Mohamed Faizal said changes have been made to the state pay framework to provide benefits to employees who leave their jobs in one full payment instead of monthly payments. He added the amount received in benefits will also be increased.
Furthermore, Faizal also detailed the formula being used to determine the amount to be provided in benefits. He said that benefits will be provided to employees who had served the state for 30 years and that their monthly salary will be determined by the average basic salary they have received in the last five years of their service.
Additionally, benefits will be provided to employees who are approved to go into retirement by the relevant state institution. As such, employees will receive benefits within six months after leaving their job and will have the opportunity to choose between receiving benefits under the state pay framework or under the pay structure of their place of employment.