Amid growing hardship in the country, the governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, has approved a reduction in the number of workdays for civil servants to ease the economic hardships caused by rising transportation costs.
The new schedule adjusts workdays for different categories of employees and extends the payment of palliatives to public servants for an additional two months.
The decision was announced through a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, following a circular from the Office of the Head of Service.
He stated: “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.”
He noted the arrangements exclude those on essential duties such as medical personnel, security officers, political office holders, and Accounting Officers.
The statement disclosed that the arrangement as to which days each public servant in the above categories will be at work shall be arranged by the Accounting Officers in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of government.
“The governor has also graciously approved the continuation of payment of the agreed palliatives to public servants in the state for the next two months pending the commencement of the new minimum wage.“
