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Fiji’s public service has been warned to take heed of the fines and jail terms associated with not registering workers with the country’s only superannuation fund.
Public Service Commission (PSC) permanent secretary Parmesh Chand said that repeated reminders from the commission for all ministries and departments to register their employees with the Fiji National Provident Fund had not been followed.
In a statement Chand said the non-compliance had resulted in the accumulation of a “substantial sum of unidentified contributions” in the FNPF Suspense Account.
“All ministries and departments are urged to take immediate action for the registration of all unregistered current and past employees, as failure to do so is in breach of the FNPF legislations.”
He said ministries failing to comply would face a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months or face both charges.
Chand said the FNPF will hold half day compulsory training sessions beginning next week in the central, western and northern divisions for government desk officers directly involved with appointments and processing of salaries.
By Richard Naidu
