GO Review Final Validation

Department of Personnel Management through the Policy Development & Reforms Wing and the Business Process Owners are in the final stages of the validation on the Public  Service General Order Review—5th Edition of 2024.

The Business Process  owners, mainly from the HRAS & Compliance Audit Wing, Executive Resourcing Service Wing, Corporate Affairs & Capacity Building, and HR Payroll & Management Information System joined the two days session for the final review and validation of the third draft.

Policy Development Executive Manager, Ms. Ida Yuki said the team have incorporated all the changes that has occurred overtime since the last   review of the 5th edition draft in 2021.

“Basically the key changes that the review team have accommodated were the Housing Policy, the GESI Policy, and the Insurance Policy”, said Ms. Yuki.

Other changes are the Digital Transformation at DPM, and GO such as the position of the Chief Secretary which was abolished, but reinstated.

“These cosmetic changes were accommodated in this review and the validation exercise that we conducted is to confirm with the business process owners of the changes being made before it goes in for endorsement by the Executive Management Team and the Secretary for Printing”, said Ms Yuki.

There are also changes such as the GO 2 from which when Corporate Plans are developed by State Agencies, they should also review their Organizational Structures in ensuring that the structure is aligned to the Corporate Plan.

Ms. Yuki said other changes includes the outdated forms that is now updated and was in for validation by the business process owners.

Such as the Form RS3.18 on the Suspension from Payroll List and appraisal forms.

The procedure for Public Servants  or Officers wishing to contest the National Elections is also accommodated in the GO 5th Edition.

Once endorsed, a submission will go to the National Executive Council.