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The civil service. An institution in Singapore that runs along like clockwork, holding the fort and sorting out the papers in the backend, so that everyone else can live their lives as if hunky dory. But did you know that there really is a third-class honours graduate who sucked at project work and has been promoted twice within four years in the service? Here are 17 civil servants that really exist: 1. The one who claims all the credit all the time The civil servant who will say that he/she contributed to every initiative no matter how small his/her contribution – like printing out some meeting minutes. 2. The one who claims credit but really didn’t do anything You know those that do nothing for the entire project but claims credit just because they are in the email CC list? Complete that with a pompous look. 3. The Legolas That one civil servant who is an arrow-shooting extraordinaire. Once he/she sets his/her eye on you, you’re going to get arrowed work. 4. Faculty of Arts and Social Science civil servant They perpetuated the stereotype that people who go into FASS is because it’s a dumping ground. And then they went into the civil service. And continue to perpetuate that same stereotype. 5. The reluctant civil servant Maybe they didn’t get into the top consultancy firms. Or didn’t want to do sales in banks. And it was too competitive to get into some MNCs. The civil service offered a well-paid alternative. 6. The in-and-out-in-again civil servant You know those that quit the service to try something new outside in the private sector and then get enough experience to jump a grade or two when they return to the service. Actually they couldn’t fit into the private sector and got ostracised by everyone. 7. The overachiever You know those scholars or high-flyers earmarked for great things? Yeah, they come in to the service fresh out of school and given positions, such as managers and assistant directors, from the get-go. And they go into cruising altitude of 30,000 feet, bye bye minions. Then again, there are many of them who are genuinely smart and hardworking talents. Some of them are even good-looking to boot. Just to rub it in that life isn’t fair. 8. The idealist So many young men and women enter the civil service wanting to ‘help people’. So much truth contained in a GIF. 9. The idealist-turned-cynic The idealist who wants to help people will be stopped usually by two things: red tape and the unappreciative and overbearing members of the public. And the paperwork. 10. The politician wannabes Nothing pleases these people more than hanging around the politicians in the office. Never mind that their performance is not graded by the politicians but by their civil servant bosses. And their wet dream is to be parachuted into a GRC. 11. The Taiji Master The mortal enemy of the Legolas. The Taiji master fears no arrows. Their colleagues on the other hand… 12. The ball carrier If you’re in a division/ department full of ball carriers, good luck. 13. The Government Instruction Manual Partisan (G.I.M.P) or Protect-my-own-rice-bowl civil servant If it’s not written in the Government I.M. it can’t be done. If boss never asks, don’t need to do. If never do, boss don’t need to know. 14. The perpetual telecommuter because husband sick, son sick, pet sick, potato etc. How can someone work from home most of the time and only report to work twice a month is beyond me. But yes, it happens. 15. The I-hate-my-job-but-too-comfortable-to-quit If you work in the civil service, you automatically earn more than half your peers because that’s where the median pay scale is set. And you can’t really get fired, unless you kicked someone in the face. Or you get Brompton Biked. And here’s the thing: Plenty of civil servants stay on in their job because they can’t get paid the same elsewhere. 16. The Minions These are the unsung heroes, the rank-and-file civil servants that make sure everything’s working 24/7 even with the shenanigans of the other types of civil servants. If they meet a good boss, their efforts are appreciated and they get promoted. Otherwise, they become easy prey for the likes of ball carriers and taiji masters to leapfrog when promotion or performance bonus appraisals are carried out. When good minions work long enough they eventually become… 17. The Zen Master These guys are above the office politics. Red tape? No problem. They are in the system long enough to know their stuff well and can get through all the bulls**t and drama to get things done.

Not bad.,....COE sure huat ah SINGAPORE: Civil servants will get a year-end Annual Variable Component (AVC) of 0.7 month. Lower-wage officers will get an AVC of at least S$1,000, signalling the government's continued commitment to help low-wage workers. The Public Service Division in the Prime Minister's Office announced the bonus in a statement on Thursday. The statement said the bonus amount was decided against the backdrop of a "more subdued global economic outlook". It said: "Singapore's economic growth is expected to remain subdued for the rest of 2012, with the economy expected to grow by around 1.5%. "The electronics manufacturing cluster would continue to be weighed down by tepid external demand. On the other hand, expansion in the construction sector could provide modest growth support to the overall economy. "In addition, growth may be slightly lower than forecast if the weakness in the externally-oriented sectors persists into the final quarter of 2012." The year-end AVC payment was decided in consultation with the unions. Some 2,000 civil servants earning less than S$1,430 will benefit from the minimum AVC payment of S$1,000. For example, an officer drawing a monthly salary of S$1,200 will get a year-end AVC of S$1,000, instead of S$840 based on 0.7 month of his salary. About 96% of these 2,000 civil servants are Division IV officers. All civil servants will also get the Non-Pensionable Annual Allowance (NPAA) of one month, to be paid in December along with the AVC. - CNA/ir

and we are now 'learning from HK' on the urban planning matter. are we not capable, have we too many undesired flops? or we are well on top of our game? or neither? --- Senior civil servants to discuss population and healthcare issues with Hong Kong counterparts Singapore Permanent Secretaries are in Hong Kong SAR from 5 to 6 November 2012 to discuss population, ageing and healthcare issues. This is the fourth year public sector leaders from the two Civil Services are meeting to exchange views and experiences on issues of mutual interest. Leading the six-member Singapore delegation is Mr Peter Ong, Head of the Singapore Civil Service. The delegation will be hosted by Mr Raymond Wong, Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service and the programme will involve engagements with 11 Hong Kong Permanent Secretaries and other senior officials. During their visit, the Singapore delegation will call on Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary for Administration and Mr Paul Tang, Secretary for the Civil Service. They will also be visiting the City Gallery to learn about Hong Kong

link This is not possible. Most public servants sign on because of the monies.

If true....30 yrs old can be principle...and in decent public school...this guy must be a high flyer !!! http://sg.news.yahoo.com/80-people-being-i...port.html\ A former principal at a top school and several senior civil servants have been called up as part of a major police probe into an online prostitution ring, local media said. Up to 80 people are assisting police in their investigations, reported The Straits Times. The ex-principal and top civil servants, all from various government departments, have since all stepped down from their posts, reported Chinese daily Shin Min Daily News. The paper reported that they were implicated when police carried out an island-wide raid against the vice syndicate in late December. A list that revealed the names of the syndicate's clients were among the items that were seized during the police raids. It was also reported that the syndicate operated a call centre out of Bukit Timah and specialised in Koreans girls. The school principal in question is believed to be 30 years old, married for over 10 years and has a son. Police have so far declined to reveal further details. Late last December, police conducted an island-wide operation to bust an online vice syndicate. Around 23 people were apprehended during the eight-hour raid. Items such as cash, laptops, bank books, ATM cards and transaction records were seized. At the same time, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) is also currently investigating the alleged misconduct by top public officials Peter Lim and Ng Boon Gay. Lim is the ex-Singapore Civil Defence Force Commissioner while Ng used to lead the Central Narcotics Bureau.

Saga continues... ?

Several thousand junior and mid-level civil servants will see their pay rise between 5 and 15 per cent this month - and more could enjoy similar increases after their salary reviews are completed. The two groups getting pay rises are: Graduate officers in the lower and middle rungs of the management executive scheme who earn between $3,000 and $10,000. They work in policy development and implementation, corporate services and operations. Non-graduate officers in the lower and middle rungs of the management support scheme whose pay starts at $1,600. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_763834.html What recession?

If true....30 yrs old can be principle...and in decent public school...this guy must be a high flyer !!! http://sg.news.yahoo.com/80-people-being-i...port.html\ A former principal at a top school and several senior civil servants have been called up as part of a major police probe into an online prostitution ring, local media said. Up to 80 people are assisting police in their investigations, reported The Straits Times. The ex-principal and top civil servants, all from various government departments, have since all stepped down from their posts, reported Chinese daily Shin Min Daily News. The paper reported that they were implicated when police carried out an island-wide raid against the vice syndicate in late December. A list that revealed the names of the syndicate's clients were among the items that were seized during the police raids. It was also reported that the syndicate operated a call centre out of Bukit Timah and specialised in Koreans girls. The school principal in question is believed to be 30 years old, married for over 10 years and has a son. Police have so far declined to reveal further details. Late last December, police conducted an island-wide operation to bust an online vice syndicate. Around 23 people were apprehended during the eight-hour raid. Items such as cash, laptops, bank books, ATM cards and transaction records were seized. At the same time, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) is also currently investigating the alleged misconduct by top public officials Peter Lim and Ng Boon Gay. Lim is the ex-Singapore Civil Defence Force Commissioner while Ng used to lead the Central Narcotics Bureau.

Isn't Syvlia Lim a Gov Servant and have been teaching in a Gov School for so many years?

Title : Budget 2011: Higher pay for civil servants this year By : Date : 02 March 2011 2052 hrs (SST) URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1113962/1/.html SINGAPORE : The strong economic performance of 2010 will translate into higher pay for civil servants this year. Minister-in-Charge of the Civil Service, Teo Chee Hean, told Parliament on Wednesday that annual salaries will return to levels before the downturn in 2008. Senior officers will also get the maximum GDP Bonus this year, with some getting as much as eight months' pay. Singapore's impressive recovery last year was soon followed by a tightening labour market. The civil service was also affected, with resignation rates rising from 3.5 per cent in 2009 to 4.7 per cent in 2010. Among officers in the Management Executive Service, the attrition rate went up as high as 17 per cent among younger graduate officers. Deputy PM Teo outlined the need for competitive wages, and said the civil service is restoring the cuts made during the downtown. Together with the Special Variable Payment of one to 1.6 months to be paid out in March to those who clocked in a good performance, the annual salaries of public officers will, on the whole, return to pre-recession levels. The annual salaries of senior civil servants are automatically linked to GDP growth. This is because they contain a significant variable portion, which is dependent on both the officer's performance as well as economic growth. "GDP Bonus is zero if GDP growth is two per cent or below, but accounts for a maximum of one-quarter of the annual salary of senior officers, or eight months, when the GDP growth exceeds 10 per cent," said DPM Teo. In 2010, Singapore posted a GDP growth of 14.5 per cent. After two years of not getting the GDP Bonus, which had amounted to a 18 to 22.5 per cent reduction in their annual salaries, senior officers will get the maximum rate this year. "Nevertheless I should emphasis their total annual salaries, including all the variable components, remain within the market benchmarks, and that was the way the salary structure was designed," said Mr Teo. Mr Teo said the policy was for civil service pay to keep pace with, but not lead, market salaries. On Monday, opposition MP Low Thia Khiang had noted in Parliament that estimated salaries for political appointments had gone up about 30 per cent, from $58.3 million in 2010 to $75.7 million in 2011. Mr Teo said this reflected the design of their pay structure. He added that no changes had been made since salaries were revised in 2007. - CNA /ls

Si bei ho....i want to join civil svc Civil servants to get 2-mth year-end payment Posted: 24 November 2010 1721 hrs Photos1 of 1 Twitter Messenger SINGAPORE: Civil servants will receive a total year-end variable payment amounting to two months. This comprises the Annual Variable Component (AVC) of one month and a Non-Pensionable Annual Allowance (NPAA), also known as the 13th month payment, of one month. This is in view of the strong economic recovery. The Singapore economy has recovered strongly and expanded by 17.9% in the first half of 2010. The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has forecast the 2010 GDP growth at around 15%. Civil servants received a mid-year AVC of 0.5 month and a one-off dollar quantum of $300 in July. Together with the year-end payment, the total variable payment for 2010 will be 2.5 months and $300. In March 2011, eligible civil servants will be paid a Special Variable Payment (SVP). The SVP, formerly known as Growth Bonus, is payable when there is exceptionally good economic growth, and the quantum varies depending on individual performance. In March 2011, good performers will receive one month of SVP and better performers will receive more, up to 1.6 months, while poor performers will not receive any SVP.

CABINET ministers, appointment holders and top civil servants will not be getting a pay increase for the second year running, in view of the uncertain economic recovery. Salaries were to have gone up in January as part of salary revisions that follow from benchmarking to the private sector. But the move was deferred at that time as Singapore had slipped into recession. Announcing the second deferment on Thursday, the Public Service Division (PSD) said that annual salaries of officers in the elite Administrative Service, and of political, judicial and statutory appointment holders, will in fact shrink by up to 22 per cent this year. This means that the annual salary for ministers at the entry-level grade of MR4, for example, will amount to $1.49 million this year, down from $1.92 million last year. For Administrative Officers on the Superscale Grade (SR9), annual pay packages will be down to $338,100 this year - a 15 per cent decline from $399,500 last year. As part of Government efforts to retain talent, salaries are benchmarked to top earners in the private sector and reviewed yearly

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1008605/1/.html NBCB....really talk c0ck....of course they are happy, dun need to worry abt retrenchment, the most is pay freeze or pay cut, if work performance not up to mark, most hanta taki....still woon woon eat beehoon until retirement....within 1yr 2-3 times bonues or one-time off cash type somemore.....

Seems this group of people are most resilient..

As per topic.. Should MiniStars and all top level civil servants including those in the Div 1 scale take a pay cut?... in light of the economic developments and the extremely gloomy forecast till next year, given that they should lead the way to show that 'leading a conservative and thrifty lifestyle' is the preferred measure to take in times like these.

1. I've been seeing some ADs like to quote good comments from civil servants repeatedly on their car advertisment to seemingly trying to impress potential buyers. Do you guys think this will create a positive effect on sales performance meh? 2. To me, it is just trying to tell me the car is driven by conservative and boring fellows . I may be wrong. Regards,

Civil servants to get half-month mid-year bonus, plus $100 to $300 Lower division officers will receive more SOME 60,000 civil servants will get a mid-year bonus of half-month and between $100 and $300 in July. Officers in the lower divisions - Division III and IV - will receive $250 and $300 respectively. Division I and II officers will receive $100. This is in line with the National Wages Council's (NWC) call to give more to low-wage workers to help them cope with rising cost of living. A statement from the Public Service Division on Wednesday said the July payout comes against a backdrop of Singapore's continuing economic growth, which is expected at between 4 to 6 per cent this year. The economy grew by 6.7 per cent in the first quarter, compared to 5.4 per cent in the last quarter of 2007. 'The mid-year payment with higher amounts of $250 to $300 for officers in the lower divisions has taken into consideration the National Wages Council's call to give a one-off special payment to help rank-and-file workers, particularly low wage workers, better cope with the impact of inflation this year,' said the statement. Last year, civil servants received a half-month bonus in July, and a one-off payment of $220. PSD said the Government will decide on the year-end bonus for civil servants when Singapore's economic performance in the second half of the year is clearer. The mid-year payout announcement was applauded by NTUC on Wednesday. In a statement, it said the higher quantum for lower division civil servants would encourage them to 'perform even better as it forms a larger percentage of their wages.' Said NTUC: 'We are glad the Government has also followed the National Wages Council's recommendations to use variable payments to reward workers and to grant a one-off special payment to help rank-and-file workers, particularly lower wage workers, cope with the impact of inflation.' 'This year, the higher dollar quantum for the lower wage civil servants will mean a lot more to them as it also serves to help them cope better with rising cost of living and inflationary pressures.' http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/...ory_241907.html

MPs say civil service could be more responsive, coordinated By Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 February 2008 2233 hrs SINGAPORE : The civil service could be more coordinated and more responsive in the way it deals with queries and requests from the public. This was the view of two MPs who spoke in Parliament on Monday. MP for Aljunied GRC Cynthia Phua urged top civil servants to remember the elements of a good and successful civil service - one of which is listening to the needs of the man-in-the-street. Elaborating, Ms Phua said: "For the older civil servants, many have come from varied and poorer family backgrounds, and many have since retired. They had a greater propensity to empathise with the demands and needs of various sectors in our population. "Many of our key officers presently are returned scholars, some come from well-to-do backgrounds, and many have benefited from a 'helicopter' career path. The lack of opportunities to mix and interact with the various sectors of the population is also now a concern of our education system." Recounting her interactions with top civil servants in the course of her work as an MP, she asked if they are too detached from the realities of the frontline. For example, she said inquiries and correspondences were ignored without the courtesy of an acknowledgement. Ms Phua added: "I believe my experience may also be the experience of others in this House. One senior member has advised me to be 'thick-skinned'. My personal experience is that I have not only to be 'thick-skinned' but also to be tenacious with the requests that I have made." This had led to her to wonder about the responses the man-in-the street would receive when writing in to a civil servant. As for the MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, he called for better coordination among the various ministries in the interest of greater efficiency. Mr Baey Yam Keng cited a media report where two eagles fought in the air and landed on a resident's balcony. He said: "The resident, Mr Chris Lau, called the Ministry for National Development and was directed to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA). He was advised to call the National Environment Agency, which referred him back to AVA as it concerned wildlife. He was told NEA only collects dead animals. "Apparently, the resident could not be sure whether the two motionless birds were alive, dying or already dead. He called AVA again, which then arranged for the waste collection contractor to clear the birds. The worker turned up but took off after seeing the eagles. "The resident decided to call the Singapore Zoological Gardens, but the zoo said they do not deal with birds, and suggested that he call Jurong Bird Park. A bird handler arrived, but after reviewing the situation, he said he needed AVA's approval to deal with the birds. So it was back to the first agency Mr Lau called." In the end, it took many phone calls and eight hours of anxiety before the birds were finally removed. He said that this merry-go-round was something many people who have called a government body had experienced. Mr Baey said: "In trying to make sure that no child becomes nobody's child, the situation has become overly stringent, like a father insisting that a child goes for DNA testing before accepting his responsibilities as a parent. "I think we need to get various ministries and agencies to work quickly and efficiently, especially on matters where the boundaries are not too clear." He said the "No Wrong Door Policy" needs to be better manifested, both in practice and in spirit. - CNA/ms I think is high time for the public to draft out the roles and responsibilites of a civil servant job description instead of they themselves declare....since they are serving the public therefore they should 1) scrubbing and washing the void decks, public toilets and rubbish chutes instead of employing FTs to do the job 2) reduce the salary, less benefits and bonus as the public is poor yet has to pay income tax...you want more salary...join the private sector and not aligning public sector salary to private sector 3) spend their weekends in markets and neighbourhoods doing public service works and shaking hands with elders and carrying babies, scrubbing market floors and fan cleaning 4)and many more to justify their high salary and grades, they should do more for the public and not dressing well and behavor like an idiot elite goign around telling ppl they work as civil servants.

welcome to singapore http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...1213-41009.html Ministers, top civil servants to get 4% to 21% in 2nd pay rise Lynn Lee Thu, Dec 13, 2007 The Straits Times SINGAPORE ministers and top civil servants will start the New Year with a second round of pay increase, ranging from 4 per cent to 21 per cent. Under the revised salary package announced by the Public Service Division (PSD) on Thursday, ministers at the starting grade will take home $1.94 million next year - an increase of 21 per cent over this year's $1.6 million. MPs and administrative officers - the elite of the civil service - will see their salaries going up by around 4 per cent. With the revision, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's pay of $3.1 million this year will go up to about $3.7 million. President SR Nathan will get about $3.8 million - up from the $3.2 million he's getting this year. As for Members of Parliament, they will get an allowance of $225,000 a year - a 4 per cent jump. The changes come after the first round of pay hikes in April, when the Government also announced that civil service salaries would be adjusted over time to keep pace with private sector benchmarks. Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service Teo Chee Hean said on Thursday that the move was in keeping with April's announcement. 'Public sector salaries move up and down with the market. In this tight labour market, private sector salaries have moved up significantly, as the benchmark figures show. The service needs to follow promptly in order to attract and retain good people,' said Mr Teo, who is also the Defence Minister. But he noted that actual pay would still be tied to performance. This includes individual performance and how the economy does. 'We are careful to link rewards closely to performance. We have increased the proportion of annual salary that is variable. At the senior levels as much as 50 per cent of the annual salary is now performance-based,' he said. This change is good news for political, judicial and statutory appointment-holders, as well as the 230-strong elite Administrative service. Their pay increases will come in the form of a higher monthly salary and a fatter performance bonus. For instance, Ministers at the entry grade of MR4 will get an average of nine months performance bonus, on top of the GDP bonus, which can fall between three and eight months, depending on econommic growth. In a statement, the PSD said that this round of changes would bring MR4 salaries to 77 per cent of the private sector benchmarks, to which it is pegged. The April revisions had brought it to 73 per cent of th benchmark. The benchmark is set at two-thirds of the median pay of the top eight earners in banking, law, engineering adn accountancy, as well as employees of multinational corporations and local manufacturers. It was $2.2 million this year.

SINGAPORE : Next month, the Government will pay civil servants a year-end Annual Variable Component (AVC) of one month on top of the 13th month bonus. In addition, eligible civil servants will be paid a new performance-based Growth Bonus next March. Payable in times of exceptional economic performance, this bonus varies in amount depending on individual performance and aims to strengthen the link between performance and pay. Good performers will receive 0.5 month of Growth Bonus, and better performers will receive more - up to 0.8 month. In a statement, the Public Service Division said the economy has performed better than anticipated this year. The Trade and Industry Ministry has forecast that the Singapore economy is expected to grow by 7.5 to 8 percent this year. The unemployment rate has fallen from 2.7 percent last year to 1.7 percent, with a record high of 171,500 jobs created in the first 9 months of 2007. In July this year, the government paid civil servants a mid-year AVC of 0.5 month and a one-off payment of S$220, in line with the call by the National Wages Council for employers to help low wage workers. The total variable payment for 2007 is 2.5 months + S$220, not including the Growth Bonus. With the Growth Bonus, the total payments for a good performer will be 3 months + S$220 for 2007, compared to 2.7 months + S$220 in 2006. - CNA/ch

It is something i have thought so for some time - that these civil servants that are in contact with the public never apologise to the public even though they have made a mistake. The impression was reinforced recently when even after i highlight the glaring typo error this officer from particular stat board made on my surname, the reply letter did not carry any apology. Their typo error i highlighted was conveniently ignored. The letter instead carry a condescending tone on the other issues discussed. oh, so high and almighty, huh?