المملكة: The most prominent controls for the distinguished competencies item in public entities…and 6 excluded categories
Identified regulatory controls for"Distinguished competencies item" Allocated for incentive purposes in public entities, recently approved by the Council of Ministers, conditions for including Employeeswith bonuses disbursed from this item, in a step aimed at enhancing job efficiency and stimulating outstanding performance in the civil and military sectors.
The controls stipulate that one of the most prominent conditions for entitlement to the bonus is that the result of evaluating the level of the employee’s job performance in the last year should not be less than the rating "good" Or its equivalent, in addition to having spent a period of not less than 180 days working for the entity, and for his job relationship with the entity to be in place at the time the decision to approve the disbursement was issued.
The categories covered by the entitlement included the entity’s employees who hold civil or military positions, including those appointed to the wage line, contractors in accordance with the provisions of the executive regulations for human resources in the civil service, those seconded to the entity, and individuals or officers assigned to personal protection, with the exception of the categories stipulated It is stipulated in the sixth clause of the controls.
Those excluded from rewards
The controls confirmed the impermissibility of combining a reward "Distinguished competencies item" And any other reward is disbursed for the purpose of incentive, except after submitting it to the competent committee to consider it, in a way that ensures the governance of disbursement and the achievement of justice among the beneficiaries.
On the other hand, Clause Six of the controls excluded a number of categories from the inclusion of the reward, including the blind employee, the employee on scholarship or sent to study, the employee seconded by the entity, and the employee who is not on the job for a period exceeding 90 continuous days during the year, in addition to some categories of contractors, and those stipulated in the governing regulations. Due to their relationship with the entity, there is a special mechanism for disbursing rewards.
The controls obligated the covered entities to allocate an amount of 3.5 million riyals in their budget to each entity for incentive purposes, with all the allocations allocated in this item being allocated exclusively to the disbursement of rewards.
It also obligated the entity to adhere to the allocations allocated to the item in the event of the need to transfer funds between budget items to cover an additional need, by submitting a request to the relevant committee attached with all justifications. And details of disbursement and governance of rewards.
Disbursement procedures
According to the controls, the committee studies the applications submitted within a period not exceeding 22 working days from the date of completion of the application, and in the event of approval, the entity is provided with what is necessary to complete the disbursement procedures.
The controls confirmed that the reward disbursed from "Distinguished competencies item" It is not part of the employee’s salary or financial benefits legally prescribed, and does not have any impact on his employment status, nor does it prejudice any other relevant provisions issued by royal or royal orders or decisions of the Council of Ministers.
In the same context, the Council of Ministers’ decision stipulated that the Minister of Finance should take the necessary measures to cancel "Dedicated confidential expense item" Existing with public authorities for incentive purposes, and creating a new item to replace it under the same name "Distinguished competencies item designated for motivational purposes"With the transfer of all amounts allocated in the canceled clause to the new clause, without affecting the continuity of disbursement of incentive bonuses.
The decision obligated the public entities for which the new clause was created, or for which it replaces the previous clause, to disburse bonuses through the central system for financial rights related to employees and workers in civil, military and security agencies. "exchange"The Ministries of Finance, Human Resources and Social Development will develop the necessary policies and procedures to implement this.
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