Increment

Increment

54.(a) A service personnel appointed to a permanent post on a certain time scale pay is entitled to enjoy an increment when it is due without need to apply for it.
(b) The head of the relevant service personnel organization authorized to allow increment may withhold the entitlement of the increment in accordance with the rules on ground of unsatisfactory performance of duties, or on ground of immoral conduct.
(c) When withholding the increment under sub-rule (b), the following facts shall be mentioned:
(i) period of withholding the increment;
(ii) whether or not withholding the increment will postpone the future increments.

55. The following periods are to be included in calculating the increment:
(a) the duration of full time service at the post for which the increment is entitled;
(b) the duration of fulltime service at the post similar to or higher than the past for which the increment is entitled;
(c) if the promotion occurs during on duty period or study period abroad, the period of increment shall be calculated from the starting date of promotion;
(d) temporary suspension period which is treated as on duty;
(e) leave periods on leave pay;
(f) the period of leave without pay allowed to be included in calculating the increment by the authorized person in case of leave without pay was on ground of illness or for any unavoidable cause;
(g) the period of deputation on external service regulations;
(h) the period calculated from the starting date of promotion if being promoted at the parent department during deputation on external service regulations;
(i) periods treated as full time service in particular cases by the relevant service personnel organization in accordance with the laws, regulations and by-laws;
(j) when calculating increments, only the eligible periods will be counted after leaving out the ineligible ones.

56. When a service personnel who, for any unavoidable circumstance, is demoted from a certain post to an immediate lower post, the term of service at the previous post shall be included in calculating the increment.

58. In demoting a service personnel to an immediate lower post in accord with the punishment due to the immoral conduct, or poor performance the followings should be specified precisely:
(a) the period of demotion to an immediate lower post ;
(b) whether or not the period of demotion will or will not postpone the future increments when a service personnel is reinstated to the former post;
(c) the period of postponing the future increments if it postpones so.

59. If a service personnel is reduced to a lower pay scale within the current time scale pay the followings should be specified precisely:
(a) the period of reduction to a lower pay scale;
(b) whether or not the period of reduction to a lower pay scale will postpone future increments when a civil service personnel is being raised to the original pay;
(c) the period of postponing the future increments if it postpones so.