Instead of solving the problems of the public service, the Union of State Provincial Public Management Service Officers says that it opposes the proposal presented to the Sectoral Monitoring Committee to cut the current number of holiday leaves of public sector employees to 25 per year.
Mr. Amila Bandara, General Secretary of the State Provincial Public Management Service Officers Association said:
“Government employees have to face many problems nowadays. They have had to bear a huge tax burden like the general public. The pension rights of those who joined the government service after 2016 have been cut. Currently, government employees do not have salaries commensurate with the cost of living. The amount of their salary increase per year is 350 to 400 rupees. The property loan has been stopped. The amount of deductions for widows and orphans has been increased. Grade promotions given from examinations in the past have been removed. There is no positive program to solve such problems. But the Director General of Pensions has brought proposals to build the country by curtailing the leaves of public sector employees. We object to that”.
“The huge salary bonus of retiring government officials has been delayed for a year. They have stopped the insurance systems that existed in the past. By bringing such proposals without intervening in the problems of the pensioners, more displeasure will arise with those authorities. An environment where the satisfaction of those in private sector jobs can be equalized to public sector employees has never been created, and such proposals are strongly opposed to creating frustration among public sector employees.” Amila Bandara further said.
