Governor Ademola Adeleke has decreased the number of working days for civil personnel in Osun state to minimize transportation costs, Cyber Reporters report.
In a statement published by his spokeswoman, Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday, September 24, the Governor also extended palliative payments to civil officials for two months until the implementation of a new minimum wage in the state.
According to the announcement, civil servants in grades 01-10 will henceforth work three days and those in grades 12-17 will work four days.
It did, however, exclude those performing critical jobs, such as medical staff, security people, political office holders, and accounting officers.
The statement reads, “In response to high transportation costs, Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved re-scheduled working days for various categories of civil servants and an extension of payment of palliatives for public servants for the next two months.
“The approval which was contained in a circular from the Office of the Head of Service, was in pursuance of Governor Adeleke’s commitment to the well-being of workers, and a response to the present economic situation in the Country.
“By this Circular, therefore, and until another directive is given, the working day schedules for Public Servants in the State have been approved as follows: Public Servants on GL.01 to GL.10 – Three days a week, Public Servants on GL12 to GL.17 – Four days a week.
The Circular further noted that these arrangements exclude those on essential duties such as medical personnel, security officers, political office holders, and Accounting Officers.
