Civil Service Performance Bonus

[alwaysnforever]

Originally Posted by shaz

For your info, every department has a quota when dishing out performance grade. For example, in a department with 10 staff, only 1 can get "A", 2x"B", 2x"C+". 4x"C", 1x"D". There's actually a formula to determine the quota.

As long as the department meets the quota, the grade will not be moderated. However, if your boss decides to give 3 officers a B instead of 2 officers, then HR will come in to moderate it for the boss (which is not pleasant).

yes i know. unfortunately i guess my dept has a few better performers, and they got the B. I guess I got a C is because I was MX13 and I just needed a C to be promoted to MX12. Still it feels sore...

[shaz]

Originally Posted by alwaysnforever

yes i know. unfortunately i guess my dept has a few better performers, and they got the B. I guess I got a C is because I was MX13 and I just needed a C to be promoted to MX12. Still it feels sore...

Don't feel too bad. I think I got a "C" too for my first year despite getting the automatic promotion to MX12. It's actually fair for fresh grads. You spend the first 3-6 months learning about the job and have yet to provide tangible results for the department. You may feel that you're doing a good job but bosses tend to be cautious and want to observe if you can actually sustain your performance...

why is there no mention of grade "B+"? I was given "B+".

Originally Posted by Unregistered

why is there no mention of grade "B+"? I was given "B+".

so how much pb + svp u got for b+? no one mentioned bcos there is no one who got b+ who came here to post. so be the first!

[alwaysnforever]

some ministries like MOE have B+ or B-, while some don't. I come from one that don't have the + or - grading.

But I heard MOE PB is lesser than other ministries..

Any MX11 who got a B? What is the quantum you got? 2.5 mths?

i'm an mx11 and got a C+ ; the PB quantum was 2.5 so a B performer should be getting higher than that.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i'm an mx11 and got a C+ ; the PB quantum was 2.5 so a B performer should be getting higher than that.

Is the PB (performance bonus) always so high in the civil service?

Could the 2.5 figure be due to the extraordinary GDP growth last year? To be more cynical, could it be due to thus year being an election year?

I'm just curious cos I've never worked in the civil service before.

[k3vin]

mx11 pb bound to be higher than the entries?

[alwaysnforever]

Originally Posted by k3vin

mx11 pb bound to be higher than the entries?

for my ministry yes. even if both got same grade, MX11 pb payout will still be higher