Employee Adjustment Act, 2019

7. Adjustment of Employees of Government Service: (1) Based on the organizational structure and posts pursuant to Section 3 and the applications received according to the notice published pursuant to Section 5, the service operating body shall, on the grounds mentioned in Section 8, adjust employees to the service of the Federation, Province and Local Level in the organizational structure and posts of the Federation, Province and Local Level.

(2) When adjusting pursuant to subsection (1), adjustment shall be made as follows:-

(a) When adjusting to the service of the Federation, to the post of the concerned service, group, sub-group, grade or level,

(b) When adjusting to the service of the Province, to the level maintained pursuant to subsection (4) of the concerned service, group, sub-group, and

(c) When adjusting to the service of the Local Level, to the level maintained pursuant to subsection (4) of the concerned service, group.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (2), in the case of a permanent employee who was appointed to government service before the commencement of the Employee Adjustment Ordinance, 2075 (2018), but whose post was not included when the organizational structure and posts were approved pursuant to Section 3, if he/she fulfills the minimum educational qualification prescribed for the post of the concerned service, group, the Ministry may, upon the recommendation of the service operating body and in accordance with the decision of the Directive and Coordination Committee pursuant to Section 17, adjust such employee to any post of a service or group matching his/her educational qualification in the service of the Province or Local Level.

(4) When adjusting employees working in a graded system in government service to the Province or Local Level pursuant to sub-sections (2) and (3), adjustment shall be made based on the employee's service period and educational qualification, with level matching and grade (salary increment) as follows:-

 Current Grade Service Period and Educational Qualification Level for Adjustment Grade Applicable at Adjustment
 : : : :
 Gazetted Unclassified Second Service period less than five years Assistant Level Fourth Tier Two additional grades on what is being received
 Gazetted Unclassified Second Service period of five years or more Assistant Level Fifth Tier -
 Gazetted Unclassified First Service period less than five years Assistant Level Fifth Tier Two additional grades on what is being received
 Gazetted Unclassified First Service period of five years or more and has obtained the minimum educational qualification prescribed at the time of entry into the Gazetted Unclassified First grade Officer Level Sixth Tier -
 Gazetted Third Service period less than five years Officer Level Seventh Tier Two additional grades on what is being received
 Gazetted Third Service period of five years or more Officer Level Eighth Tier -
 Gazetted Second Service period less than five years Officer Level Ninth Tier Two additional grades on what is being received
 Gazetted Second Service period of five years or more Officer Level Tenth Tier -
 Gazetted First - Officer Level Eleventh Tier Two additional grades on what is being received

(5) When adjusting grade-less employees to the service of the Province or Local Level, adjustment shall be made by adding two grades to the grade he/she is currently receiving.

(6) If the salary applicable when adjusting an employee pursuant to this section becomes less than the salary he/she was receiving previously, salary shall be matched by adding grades.

(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in the prevailing law, if the grade added when adjusting to the service of the Province or Local Level pursuant to subsections (4) and (5) exceeds the maximum grade that such employee is entitled to receive, the grade so added shall also be provided.

(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (4), when an employee working in a level-based system in government service is to be adjusted to the Province or Local Level, adjustment shall be made to the relevant level of the service of the Province or Local Level.