The National Pay Commission (NPC) has announced that the revisions to the pay framework will bring salary improvements to more than 20,000 state employees.
The National Pay Framework, established under the National Pay Policy Act, aims to harmonise the salaries and allowances of all government agencies. The latest, eighth amendment to the framework will standardise pay across three key sectors.
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu had previously announced on 6 February that the salaries of civil service and council employees would be increased this year as part of the harmonisation process. The changes will also benefit judicial employees.
Speaking on PSM News' Raajje Miadhu programme, National Pay Commission Member Randhaa Fuad said the revisions followed extensive studies and consultations with key stakeholders. The commission has now classified positions and formulated job matrices, which will eliminate the salary gaps between employees of the same rank in different agencies.
“We are setting salaries and allowances appropriate to each field so there will be standardised job matrices. I would like to point out that this change, effective from 1 November, will improve the salaries of more than 20,000 state employees,” she said.
According to NPC, more than 300 job matrices have been developed under the new framework. NPC Member Afaaf Ibrahim Ali Didi noted that the process also identifies areas where additional workers are needed in the Maldives.
“We have pinpointed where the country requires more employees. The job matrices guide us in building the workforce needed for the future,” she said.
The NPC has noted that no employee will see a reduction in salary as a result of the new pay framework, assuring that all pay will remain above the current minimum wage.