MONROVIA, LIBERIA-The Civil Service Agency (CSA) has made a series of recommendations to the Ministry of Local Government, following a comprehensive personnel and credential verification exercise at the ministry.
In its report, the CSA called for the immediate blocking of one thousand three hundred eighty-one unverified employees from the payroll, pending verification by the Agency, in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government.
CSA Director General, Dr. Josiah Joekai, warned that those who fail to appear for verification will be deleted from the payroll after thirty days, in accordance with the CSA Policy Manual.
Dr. Joekai also called for the suspension without pay for one month for three hundred five employees of the ministry involved in attendance anomalies and malpractices.
He urged salary deductions for seventy-seven employees who missed working days, dismissal of ninety-two employees, and the transition of four hundred six employees into retirement.
Dr. Joekai, in the recommendation, pointed out the need for reclassification, redeployment, and reassignment of employees to the Ministry of Local Government based on qualifications.
At the same time, Dr. Joekai has lauded the ministry for initiating the Credential and Payroll Verification process.
The CSA boss described the process as a giant step toward public sector reform and enhanced productivity.
According to him, the process aligns with the mandate of the CSA, which includes providing a comprehensive and transformative blueprint for strengthening human resource management across all one hundred nine spending entities of the government.
Receiving the report, the Minister of Local Government, Francis Nyumalin, thanked the CSA for producing a comprehensive report that will help guide future policy decisions at the ministry.
The presentation of the report and the Human Resources Digital System was attended by scores of employees of the Ministry of Local Government, representatives from the UNDP, the Education Ministry, and the Governance Commission.