Civil service to introduce rigorous appraisal system in October, under which bottom 10% of performers to face pay freeze
Hong Kong civil servants could receive a salary rise of up to 4.12 per cent this year, according to preliminary pay trend survey results, subject to final approval by the Executive Council.
The survey findings, based on data from 104 private companies and released on Thursday, suggest pay increases of 4.12 per cent for senior civil servants, 2.64 per cent for middle-ranking staff and 1.17 per cent for junior employees.
Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan also announced plans to introduce a more rigorous performance appraisal system in October, with departments to adopt a normal distribution curve, under which the bottom 10 per cent of performers will not receive a pay rise.
Yeung added that a 5 per cent buffer would be applied based on departments’ actual circumstances, in cases where more employees performed satisfactorily.
The pay trend survey is one of six factors the Executive Council considers when determining annual pay adjustments for civil servants.
Other factors include the state of the local economy, the cost of living, the government’s fiscal position, staff pay claims and civil service morale.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
