The government has decided to provide an additional allowance for employees who are required to work at government offices and institutions during the last 10 days of Ramadan.

The National Pay Commission has published the 7th amendment to the State Pay Framework standards in the government gazette.

While the last 10 days of Ramadan have been declared as government holidays starting from March 20, the pay commission on Thursday gazetted an amendment to the state pay framework regarding additional benefits for employees who are required to work in offices during these days.

Among the important changes introduced in the amendment, it is stated that employees who are required to work during the last ten days of Ramadan to provide essential services to the public in government institutions, as determined by the respective institution, should be given an attendance allowance for all days they report to work.

It is stated that all days included in the last ten days of Ramadan should be considered as "official holidays" as defined in the employment act, and employees should be given an allowance equivalent to one-half of the daily wage as specified in the act for working on official holidays.

In addition to this, it has been decided that overtime pay for the last 10 days will be calculated considering them as official holidays; without including these days in the current 10 percent limit, overtime pay will be given for all hours worked by employees.

According to the policy, employees who have transitioned to the pay framework will receive the attendance allowance for days other than Fridays and Saturdays within the last 10 days of Ramadan, even if they do not report to the office.

The last 10 days of Ramadan have been declared government holidays since 2024. Accordingly, employees who were required to work during the last 10 days of Ramadan last year were given an allowance by the government.

After the holiday for the last 10 days and Eid-al-Fitr, the government offices are scheduled to resume services on April 6.