Salary Stalemate: Government Postpones Civil Servants’ July Pay
In response to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recommendation that the government implement a new payroll system, the National Treasury has indicated that civil servants’ salaries for July will be delayed.
The modifications will result in delays in the payment of July 2023 remuneration to all state employees.
According to Treasury, the system is being converted from an outdated manual Integrated Payroll and Personnel Database (IPPD) to a new online Unified Human Resource (UHR) system.
In an internal memo, the Ministry of Public Service informed civil servants that the government is experiencing a significant technical issue that is disrupting the processing of State payrolls.
The memo stated in part, “There has been a delay in the processing of salaries for July 2023 due to the logistical difficulties caused by the transition from the old manual Integrated Payroll and Personnel Database (IPPD) system to the New Online Unified Human Resource (UHR) system.”
Treasury has noted that the ongoing upgrade is beneficial to the nation because it will improve the administration of payrolls as the government seeks to rid itself of ghost workers, who were previously responsible for enormous financial losses.
The IMF advisory was backed by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), which noted that the Unified Human Resource (UHR) system will aid in tracking national and county government salary remittance and closing corruption loopholes.
The UHR system is a web-based system that incorporates all human resource (HR) data and processes for the public sector to streamline payroll using a module that calculates salaries, deductions, and allowances.
Other features include a leave management module for all government employees. This includes keeping note of leave eligibility, leave requests, and leave approvals.
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In addition, the UHR System includes a performance management module that manages the performance evaluation procedure for all government employees. This includes establishing performance objectives, monitoring performance, and conducting performance evaluations.
The training module is essential for processing and designing the training requirements of all government employees. This involves keeping track of training needs, identifying training courses, and enrolling for training courses.
While the recruitment module is essential for the administration of the recruitment process for all public servants, it is not a requirement. This includes posting job openings, conducting candidate screenings, and conducting interviews.
This is the second time that government employees have had their pay delayed. President William Ruto insisted that his administration would not borrow to pay public servants’ salaries in April 2023, which resulted in unprecedented delays in the payment of salaries.
Ruto clarified at the time that the government was compelled to prioritize other essential State expenditures, such as meeting debt obligations, over the salaries of civil servants.
Due to the delay, several civil servants will be unable to pay their monthly expenses, including house rents and statutory deductions for the National Health Insurance Fund and the National Social Security Fund.
It is also anticipated that the affected civil servants will be unable to repay loans they obtained from various financial institutions, such as banks and Saccos, due to the delay.
Salary Stalemate: Government Postpones Civil Servants’ July Pay
