{"id":177062,"date":"2026-06-27T04:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/parmessar-wants-time-clocks-installed-in-all-government-departments\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T04:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:11:05","slug":"parmessar-wants-time-clocks-installed-in-all-government-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/parmessar-wants-time-clocks-installed-in-all-government-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"Parmessar Wants Time Clocks Installed in All Government Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cWe are asking that all ministries maintain a reliable attendance record in all departments, preferably using a time clock,\u201d said DNA member Rabin Parmessar on Thursday in parliament<\/a> during the budget debate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Parmessar<\/span>pointed out that this step should not be viewed as a formality, but as the basis for personnel management. \u201cHuman Resources must take timely and appropriate action based on those attendance lists, preferably with a printout from the time clock.\u201d He is also very pleased that the Minister of the Interior intends to tighten the rules regarding \u201cghost employees\u201d and civil servants who reside abroad while still receiving a salary. \u201cWe welcome that.\u201d <\/p>\n

But he now wants to see concrete steps from the ministry and asked: \u201cExactly how many civil servants are currently employed by the government as of June 1, 2026? Please provide a breakdown by ministry, by directorate, and, where possible, by department. Can the minister specify who qualifies as civil servants and who should be classified as public servants? How many people are actively employed? How many are on long-term leave? How many have been seconded? How many are stationed abroad? How many receive double pay or possibly multiple salaries? How many salaries have since been discontinued or frozen?\u201d<\/p>\n

The NDP caucus leader also requested a quarterly report from the minister, detailing how many civil servants<\/a> have had their salaries suspended or frozen, how many cases have been investigated, how many people have come forward since then, and how much the government has saved as a result. \u201cThe people don\u2019t just want to hear that a cleanup is underway. They want to see the government putting its own house in order. Every SRD in salary must be linked to public value.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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