By: Arret Jatta
The National Assembly’s Public Enterprise Committee’s report for 2019 and 2020 showed that the Gambia Ferry Service Company’s annual car allowance for employees amounts to D11.344,000.
The Chairperson of the committee, Lamin L. Sanneh, stated that “car allowance is paid to employees that are maintaining a car in a road safety condition as stated in section 0903 of the approved service rules. Furthermore, section 0904 further states that car allowance shall cease to be payable with effect from the date on which an employee ceases to own a private motor car”.
He further stated that during the auditors’ review of the personnel files, they noted inadequate documents in the file to ascertain a review is done on an annual basis to ensure staff receiving allowances have a car in a road-worthy condition.
The report also stated that the payroll allowance is not in the service rule book.
“The auditors noted the following monthly allowances paid to various employees but the allowance is not in the approved service rule book used by the company,” the report said.
“The auditors conducted a review on the service rule to ensure management is complying with the requirements of the service rule, but it was noted that there exists a noncompliance on the job description, staff appraisals and certificate of health,” the report further states.
The committee recommends that the Management should ensure that controls are in place to ensure personnel, receiving car allowances are entitled to it and that all allowances are captured in the service rule of the company and Management must ensure compliance with the service rule.
