[Liberia] President launches new employee status regularisation program

Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has announced the official launch of the Employee Status Regularization Program (ESRP), African Business reports.

The ESRP is a leading program in the civil service reform effort of the Boakai Administration intended to enhance employment and payroll transparency and accountability within the Government.

In his July 4 launching remarks at the Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT)  President Boakai stated that the ESRP program represents a crucial step towards creating a more efficient, transparent and accountable civil service under the Government’s ARREST Agenda; highlighted by the President to be rooted in principles of transparency and accountability.

The ESRP reportedly involves a comprehensive employee headcount and physical verification exercise to identify and remove ghost names, double dippers and unqualified individuals from the Liberian government’s payroll system. 

In addition, the initiative seeks to improve the wages of legitimate civil servants and create opportunities for qualified professionals to deliver efficient and effective services.

President Boakai highlighted the ESRP’s progress, pointing out that it has already covered 26 of the 103 government Spending Entities.

The initiative has reportedly identified many of its targeted discrepancies in the government’s payroll system, including ghost names, double dippers, unqualified and inefficient employees, duplicate names and National Identification Numbers (NIN) on the payroll. These represent significant financial losses for the government.

The President emphasised that addressing such discrepancies is key to ensuring the accuracy and transparency of the payroll system, minimising waste and abuse of government resources, and effectively utilising public resources.

The ESRP is set to achieve three key deliverables over three months, from July to September 2024. These reportedly include an updated and accurate payroll system free of ghost names and incomplete Personnel Action Notices, a streamlined process for ongoing payroll data management and verification and a depoliticised, professional workforce maintaining payroll integrity.

Source: African Business

Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has announced the official launch of the Employee Status Regularization Program (ESRP), African Business reports.

The ESRP is a leading program in the civil service reform effort of the Boakai Administration intended to enhance employment and payroll transparency and accountability within the Government.

In his July 4 launching remarks at the Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT)  President Boakai stated that the ESRP program represents a crucial step towards creating a more efficient, transparent and accountable civil service under the Government’s ARREST Agenda; highlighted by the President to be rooted in principles of transparency and accountability.

The ESRP reportedly involves a comprehensive employee headcount and physical verification exercise to identify and remove ghost names, double dippers and unqualified individuals from the Liberian government’s payroll system. 

In addition, the initiative seeks to improve the wages of legitimate civil servants and create opportunities for qualified professionals to deliver efficient and effective services.

President Boakai highlighted the ESRP’s progress, pointing out that it has already covered 26 of the 103 government Spending Entities.

The initiative has reportedly identified many of its targeted discrepancies in the government’s payroll system, including ghost names, double dippers, unqualified and inefficient employees, duplicate names and National Identification Numbers (NIN) on the payroll. These represent significant financial losses for the government.

The President emphasised that addressing such discrepancies is key to ensuring the accuracy and transparency of the payroll system, minimising waste and abuse of government resources, and effectively utilising public resources.

The ESRP is set to achieve three key deliverables over three months, from July to September 2024. These reportedly include an updated and accurate payroll system free of ghost names and incomplete Personnel Action Notices, a streamlined process for ongoing payroll data management and verification and a depoliticised, professional workforce maintaining payroll integrity.

Source: African Business