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Public universities’ Vice Chancellors and principals of constituent colleges have been directed to review, determine and update pending leave days for every public officer under their jurisdiction.

Higher Education and Research PS Beatrice Inyangala said there will be no further commutation of cash for unspent leave days without prior approval of her office.

The PS also said there will no more carry over, of more than the designated 15 unspent leave days into a new leave year and authorised officers must secure compliance with this requirement and assure the same in the next annual leave plan instrument

“The letter draws attention to the gaps in adhering to the prescriptions on annual leave as stipulated in the Public Service Human resource and procedure manual 2016 and respective human resource policies of State Corporations…in any event, a public officer cannot have more than 45 leave days in a given year, being a product of the total available days annually and allowable carry over days,” said the PS in a memo dated October 16.

The PS also stated that officers with accumulated or unutilised leave days should proceed as per the plan., guided by the remits and exigencies of duty.