In Policy 2 of the Manual, it categorises the type of Employees in the Public Service into 3 types of employees:
- 1. PERMANENT EMPLOYEES are appointed to permanent posts funded by the annual estimates.
- 2. CONTRACT EMPLOYEES are appointed for a fixed term on an individual contract. All appointments are made or processed by the Public Service Commission.
- 3. DAILY PAID WORKERS are to be only used for work that is generally irregular, unsystematic,informal, and uncertain and there is no guarantee of ongoing employment.
CLASSIFICATION, GRADE & RENUMERATION LEVEL
To ensure a fair and equitable remuneration system the Public Service Commission shall determine classification, grade and remuneration of all posts.
Determining Grade and Remuneration
The Public Service Commission shall utilize an appropriate system applicable to all posts to determine grade and remuneration.
Post Classifications
All posts shall be classified as:
(a) Chief Executive: Posts of Heads of a Department responsible to the Minister;
(b) Executive: Posts that report directly to a Head of Department and has substantive people management;
(c) Professional: Posts that require a degree and substantial experience in specialization;
(d) Technical: Posts that require a certificate or diploma in a job related specialization trade and experience;
(e) Administration: Posts involving coordination, procedural, information preparation and processing for management;
(f) General: Posts that are skilled and semi-skilled and multi-tasked;
(g) Education: Posts that require direct teaching or previous substantial teaching experience;
(h) Health: Posts within the Ministry of Health that require health related professional,semi professional and technical skills.
Post Sub-classifications
The Public Service Commission may create sub classifications, which are not inconsistent with the post classifications.
Post Minimum Requirements
The Public Service Commission shall approve minimum requirements and specifications for each job classification and grade.
ENDS
Issued by the: Ministry of Information and Communications, Nuku'alofa. Adapted from the Public Service Policy Manual 2002.
