The Controller and Accountant General Department activated the ESPV validation portal for July yesterday, around 12:57pm. Following that, head of institutions are to validate their workers for salaries to be paid to them.
This article seeks to highlight when to expect July Salary and give an update on the agree Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).
When Are Public Sector Workers Going To Recieve Salaries For July?
Per the calendar released by CAGD, salaries for July are expected to hit the banks by 26th July 2022. Salaries will then be credited to individuals account from 26th onward. Some may take a day or two hence from 27th and 28th workers are to expert SMS alert for salaries.
Did The 15% COLA Reflect For July?
The agreed COLA for public sector workers did not reflect in July’s validation for payment to be effected.
It is however worthy of note that the July COLA will reflect in the August payment with arrears of July. This because the duration of the negotiation and the validation window was too short, according to the information TEWU Secretary.
In reality, the negotiation just ended on July 14 and the validation portal opened on July 19. The COLA inputs are virtually hard to produce as a result. It is important to remember that while monthly salaries are processed during the first ten days, by the time the aforementioned allowance was agreed to be paid, the compensation for the month could not have included it.
Source: Currentworldnews
