CLARIFICATION ON PROTECTION OF PAY ON GAZETTE CONTRACT EMPLOYEES ON REGULARIZATION / APPOINTMENT ON REGULAR BASIS

Government of Pakistan, Finance Division (Regulations Wing), issued office memorandum regarding clarification on protection of pay on gazette contract employees on regularization appointment on regular basis vide No.F.No.4(2)R-2/2014-241 dated 20.09.2016. The detail is as follows;

.               The undersigned is directed to refer to this Division’s OM of even number dated 07.04.2015 on the subject noted above.

2.            The clarifications to the queries raised by Ministries / Divisions / Departments and AGPR, Islamabad are conveyed as under:

S.NO.	QUERIES RAISED	CLARIFICATION
1	Finance Division’s OM dated 07.04.2015 does not contain effective date of implementation from which date will it take effect	The said O.M will take effect from the date of its issuance i.e. 07.04.2015.
2	Whether the officer regularized from contract service prior to issuance of the said O.M i.e. 07.04.2015 will also be entitled for protection of pay or otherwise.	Yes However, no arrears are admissible prior to 07.04.2015.
3	Whether the officer whose services were regularized from development side to non development side on regular basis (development post to regular post) are entitled to pay protection.	Pay is protectable for those employees only whose contract appointment on development side was made in BPS on standard items and conditions issued by Establishment Division.
4	Whether arrears / back benefits to those employees are admissible whose service were regularized prior to the issuance of the said OM on 07.04.2015.	No arrears / back benefits are admissible prior to the issuance of the said OM on 07.04.2015.
5	Whether the concurrence of FPSC is required for all the cases of contract appointment / re-appointment beyond 02 years against civil post in BS-16 to BS-22 made or continue after 25.03.2010.	Being an administrative nature of issue relates to Establishment Division / FPSC

Copy of Office Memorandum