Justice Ministry’s temp staff hangs in the balance

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Justice Ministry is scrambling to maintain the positions of 2,777 temporary employees who face termination at the end of this fiscal year due to an evaporated state fund.

 

Deputy permanent secretary Thawatchai Thaikiew said on Friday the ministry would after this year no longer have a designated budget to pay the temporary staff in eight departments.

 

The ministry has been spending Bt454 million a year to pay the 2,777 temporary employees from a budget amassed through interest on funds deposited in banks by people filing lawsuits with the Legal Execution Department (LED). 

 

But ministry policy now calls for the LED to auction off seized assets and return cash deposits to people filing suit more quickly, and at the same time the government is promoting online payments that would bypass the LED. 

 

Without the bank deposits, there is no longer income from the interest to hire temporary staff, Thawatchai said.

 

A proposal for a separate budget to cover the employees’ pay through fiscal 2018 was rejected, he said, so the ministry was seeking other solutions. It is asking the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission and Office of the Civil Service Commission to approve more civil-servant positions at provincial justice offices. 

 

It is also asking the Comptroller General’s Department to assist in postponing adoption of national e-payments for the Justice Ministry pending resolution of the matter.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30315680

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-05-19

If there is no justice, why employ people to administer it?

Given that they announced just this morning that raising VAT by 1% would generate 60-70 Billion, I'm not sure why they are worrying about 454 million.

Even after they have lined their pockets some more, there should be enough left over for normal peoples wages.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Deputy permanent secretary Thawatchai Thaikiew said on Friday the ministry would after this year no longer have a designated budget to pay the temporary staff in eight departments.

I would guess he aces the Justice Minister. Looks like the party is over. The explanation given is quite a trail. Could also be a bit of hanky panky involved. 

17 hours ago, darksidedog said:

I'm not sure why they are worrying about 454 million.

No plan to hike VAT rate, says Somkid

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30315687

 

19 hours ago, webfact said:

the ministry would after this year no longer have a designated budget to pay the temporary staff in eight departments.

Big "crocodile tears" from the junta.

Boo-hoo, boo-hoo

" evaporated state fund." must be the heat,

The Officials are not going to be happy loosing people

at their departments,never mind if the temps did any

work or not,they are going to lose face ,less people

under their control.

regards worgeordie

21 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Even after they have lined their pockets some more, there should be enough left over for normal peoples wages.

First they have to recognize there is such thing as "normal people" even though they are so easy to spot as they don't wear a uniform.

The term 'Justice Ministry' Fits soooooo

Well

At least the submarines are a given - now that the finances appear to be 'under water'.