Preparations are underway for the introduction of electronic clocking systems by civil servants in their respective ministries, the Human Resource Manager in the Ministry of Communications, Science and technology disclosed.

Ms. Thato Mosisili was addressing the ministry’s staff on Wednesday at the meeting held at the Lesotho Television premises.

She however said that in preparation for the new system to be in place, government has introduced manual clocking sheets that started on April 01 for all civil servants.

"The clocking sheets are aimed at instilling good habits among civil servants for the development of the government sector by ensuring that they arrive on time at work and provide quality services to the society,” she noted.

The Human Resource Manager noted that it is the responsibility of all civil servants to ensure that they report to work on time and report to their supervisors whenever they encounter problems to avoid inconveniences at workplace.

She said the manual sheets will lead to the electronic clocking systems, which will affect salaries of employees, especially the late comers.

Ms. Mosisili therefore appealed to all staff members to take the clocking system seriously, further urging them to work hard as salary increment will also be based on individual performance.

Source: LENA 02/04/2008