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Minister-in-charge of the Public Service, Chan Chun Sing, said this affected about 0.02% of the more than 158,000 officers in the year.
Late salary payments among Singapore’s public sector employees were uncommon in 2025, according to a recent written parliamentary reply.
Member of Parliament Louis Chua had asked Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance about the number of cases where monthly salaries of public sector employees were not paid on time in 2025, as well as the recourse and compensation available to affected staff.
Responding on behalf of PM Wong, Chan Chun Sing, Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister-in-charge of the Public Service, said the Public Service remains committed to paying employees on time.
He affirmed that employees in ministries and statutory boards receive their monthly salaries on fixed payment dates, typically in the middle and at the end of each month.
In 2025, he shared, there were generally no late salary payments for eligible employees in ministries and statutory boards. However, 35 cases involving newly appointed public officers experienced delays due to administrative issues.
According to Minister Chan, the delays occurred because appointment records had not been updated in the payroll system in time. Once identified, the issue was immediately rectified, and the officers received their salaries in the following month.
These cases represented about 0.02% of the more than 158,000 officers across the public sector. Minister Chan said: “Even with our efforts, instances of late payments could still arise such as system errors and outages that impact payroll processing timelines. In such cases, we aim to ensure any affected officer will receive his/her payment in the subsequent payroll.”
He said affected employees are also proactively engaged so they are informed and address any concerns.
Officers who experience delayed salary payments are encouraged to raise the issue with their respective HR departments for investigations and the necessary steps to resolve it.
At a broader level, the Public Service Division (PSD) and the Accountant-General’s Department (AGD) will continue to monitor payroll operations and improve systems and processes to minimise the risk of delays.
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