Responsibility of the Commission
(i) to fill the man power needs of Ministries and Departments in order to ensure the discharge of various services;
(ii) to assure the public of public service neutrality by exercising their constitutional authority in respect of the control of careers in the service;
(iii) to protect public officers against acts of discrimination by politicians;
(iv) to protect public officers from other public officers;
(v) to prevent nepotism by ensuring fairness and transparency in the appointment and promotion of public officers;
(vi) to ensure the good conduct and efficiency of public officers by exercising their constitutional authority in respect of discipline in the Public Service.
Composition of the Commission
According to Section 120 of the Constitution
There shall be a Public Service Commission for Trinidad and Tobago which shall consist of a Chairman, a Deputy Chairman and not less than two but not more than four other members.
The members of the Public Service Commission shall be appointed by the President, after consultation with the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.
The members of the Public Service Commission shall hold office in accordance with section 126 of the Constitution.
The current members of the Public Service Commission are:
Mr. Winston Rudder - Chairman
Mrs. Antonia Popplewell - Deputy Chairman
Mrs. Jennifer Sampson-Farrell - Member
Mr. Courtenay B. Williams - Member
Ms. Gwendoline Mc Laren - Member
Dr. Katija Khan - Member
Annual Reports
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Circulars
2023
2022
Procedure to be adopted where an officer is declared to have resigned his/her office
Appointment of Officers to two-tiered offices in the Public Service
Eligibility for acting in the Human Resource Officer series
Release of Officer for Appointment/Promotion/Acting Appointment
Noting of Change of Name of Officers
Eligible Officers not recommended for acting appointments – provision of evidence
Public Officers overlooked for Acting Appointments
Appointment of Officers to two-tiered offices in the Public Service
2021
Treatment of Allowance – Interdiction
Advertisement of an office outside of the Public Service
2020
Medical Examination of public officers appointed in the Public Service
2019
2018
Procedure to be applied when public officers are charged with offences before the courts
Publication of advertised offices
Medical Examination of public officers appointed in the Public Service
Notes of Evidence – One Man Disciplinary Tribunals
Drafting of Allegations in a Disciplinary Matter
2017
Electronic issuing of Advertisement of Notice of Vacancy
Non-submission/outstanding Performance Appraisal Report
Appointment of officers to act in accordance with Public Service Commission Regulation 26
Acting Appointment in accordance with Regulation 26
Policy re: acting appointment in accordance with Regulations 18, 24 and 26 in the Public Service
Guidelines for recommendations for acting appointments in the Public Service
Guidelines for recommendations for acting appointments in the Public Service
