Gambia might fire 1,424 missing workers after checking three main government offices, Public Service official Sheriff Jallow said Friday on a radio show. The names went to the Public Service Commission for removal from jobs. These absent staff cost about D10.8 million monthly across the education, health, and agriculture departments. Their pay stopped last October, saving money for seven months already.
Officials completed two audits covering all central government staff, finding 1,424 missing workers and another 679 people whose pay stopped in April. Jallow assured listeners that Minister Bouy wants better service from the remaining employees. The government knows exactly who these people are—their names, titles, grades, pay rates, and offices. Many kept getting paid after leaving their positions.
The second audit began last December. People with good reasons for absence can have their pay returned next month. Before each audit, officials sent notices through the media and official letters telling departments when staff checks would happen. The Reforms Unit started in 2011 but moved under Minister Bouy's direct leadership recently. It follows a ten-year improvement plan approved in 2018.
Officials completed two audits covering all central government staff, finding 1,424 missing workers and another 679 people whose pay stopped in April. Jallow assured listeners that Minister Bouy wants better service from the remaining employees. The government knows exactly who these people are—their names, titles, grades, pay rates, and offices. Many kept getting paid after leaving their positions.
The second audit began last December. People with good reasons for absence can have their pay returned next month. Before each audit, officials sent notices through the media and official letters telling departments when staff checks would happen. The Reforms Unit started in 2011 but moved under Minister Bouy's direct leadership recently. It follows a ten-year improvement plan approved in 2018.
