Higher take-home pay for some civil servants due to error in CPF deduction system
By Hasnita A.Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 11 January 2008 2242 hrs

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SINGAPORE: Some civil servants, including teachers, got a surprise when they received their pay slips on Friday.

Their take-home pay was higher than usual.

This was due to a glitch in the system when it came to the deductions for CPF contributions.

And as a result, the employees' and employers' contributions were reduced.

For example, Channel NewsAsia understands that for some, only between four and eight per cent of their Employee's Contribution was deducted, instead of the required 20 per cent.

It's not clear how many people were affected.

But a check by Channel NewsAsia found that some are in the Management Support Officer scheme.

The Accountant-General's Department confirmed that there is a technical glitch in the system.

It added that the error has been identified and will be rectified by the end of this month.

To offset the extra amount which had been mistakenly added in the take-home pay, the department will recover this sum from next month's pay.

Civil service salaries are now centralised at the Ministry of Finance.

The Centre for Shared Services also pools services such as processing of staff claims and staff training. -CNA/vm