CSA DEDUCTS 10% ON HR DIRECTORS SALARIES FOR RENEGING TO REPORT MONTHLY ATTENDANCE
March 19, 2025
Monrovia: The Civil Service Agency has announced that it will deduct ten percent (10%) from Human Resource Directors’ salaries who have reneged on reporting monthly attendance to the CSA
The CSA standing orders on attendance reports, section 5.1.2 states that, “All Agencies spending entities shall submit attendance records and shall submit a report to the agency at monthly intervals using the approved attendance report Excel spreadsheet”.
The CSA director, Josiah Jokai said despite the standing orders, some HR directors have refused to adhere to the mandate resulting in the 10% cut in their salaries noting that the measures will serve as a deterrent for employees who continue to stay away from work without any legitimate excuse which he said measures taken consistently with the standing orders. He said due to the violation of the mandate the CSA has taken stringent measures to ensure effective and timely submission of attendance reports.
In a statement issued, the director Jokai indicated that monthly reports should be made available to the agency on or before the 10th day of the month following the period covered by the report. “Due to the violation of this mandate the CSA has taken stringent measures to ensure effective and timely submission of attendance reports”.
Jokai added “In the wake of the noncompliance of Hunam Resource Directors at various Government of Liberia spending entities to submit their institution’s monthly attendance reports as stipulated in section 5.1.2 of the standing orders for the CSA on attendance reports which states that “All Agencies spending entities shall submit attendance records and shall submit a report to the agency CSA at monthly intervals using the approved attendance report Excel spreadsheet, the spreadsheet shall reach the agency on or before the 10th day of the month following the period covered by the report.
According to Jokai, the measures include a 10% salary deduction from all concerned HR directors from their March 2025 salaries amounting to a saving of USD 6, 911.66 while 68 employees from 10 spending entities salaries were prorated for the month of March 2025 amounting to saving USD 8,802.36 for being absent from work without any legitimate excuses.
The CSA boss urged all spending entities to adhere strictly to reporting deadlines to avoid further administrative actions
