Mandate & Functions
About us
The Wages and Compensation Commission (WCC) is the statutory body responsible for promoting fair and equitable compensation practices across Sierra Leone. Established under the WCC Act 2023, the Commission serves as the central authority for the review, regulation, and oversight of wages and compensation in the public sector.
Our objective is to ensure that public sector workers in Sierra Leone receive fair remuneration that reflects their contribution, promotes social equity, and supports economic growth. We work to maintain a transparent, accountable, and sustainable compensation framework that aligns with national development priorities.
The Commission collaborates closely with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), employers, trade unions, and development partners to develop policies, guidelines, and frameworks that strengthen wage governance. Our work includes reviewing salary structures, monitoring compliance, providing advisory services, and conducting research to inform decision-making.
At WCC, we are committed to fostering a motivated, productive, and fairly compensated workforce, recognizing that equitable wages are central to improving livelihoods, enhancing productivity, and driving national development.
The WCC is mandated to:
- Determine wages and compensation for public sector employees
- Harmonize public sector pay systems to ensure equity and merit
- Advise government on related policy matters
Our Mission
The WCC’s mission is to determine, harmonize, and review public sector pay and conditions of service, while providing government with sound policy advice to ensure an equitable and competitive reward system for public servants.
Our Vision
The vision is to achieve a motivated, productive, and fairly rewarded public sector that contributes effectively to national development.
Our Mandate
The WCC is mandated to:
• Determine wages and compensation for public sector employees.
• Harmonize public sector pay systems to ensure equity and merit.
• Advise government on related policy matters
Core Values
Integrity
Upholding honesty, transparency, and accountability in all our actions
Teamwork
Embracing teamwork in justice delivery, we collaborate internally, with other justice sector institutions, and with external stakeholders.
Inclusion
A people-centered approach to justice delivery, irrespective of gender, ethnic background, race, religion, or economic and social status is fundamental to providing access to justice for all.
Professionalism
We uphold the highest professional and ethical standards in decision-making and the justice delivery process in Sierra Leone.
Functions of the Commission
The Commission shall have responsibility to –
- Develop and establish a mechanism for the determination of the emoluments, remunerations and other conditions of service, pensions and gratuities payable to public sector employees according to their job functions.
- Regularly revięw the emoluments, remunerations and other conditions of service, pensions and gratuities payable to public sector employees to reflect equity and merit and promotes competitiveness and employee performance;
- Co-ordinate, manage and monitor collective bargaining processes in which Government is the direct or indirect employer;
- Monitor the salaries, allowances and other benefits paid to public sector employees for compliance with this Act;
- Determine the modalities of retirement benefits, pensions and gratuities, ex gratia and awards payable and available to eligible public sector employees who have completed their term of office;
- Develop and ensure a consistent review of – (i) job evaluation methodology; (ii) grading and classification structures;
- Undertake research in labour markets and trends in order to attract and retain critical skills,
- Advise Government on policy issues relating to public sector emoluments, remunerations, conditions of service, pensions, retiring benefits and related matters.
Powers of the commission
(1) The Commission shall have the power to require any Powers of person, including the ministries, local councils and Boards of state- Commission. owned enterprises, by notice in writing, to provide information related to the performance of its functions under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall have the power to enforce compliance with Government pay policy and collective bargaining arrangements reached between Government and public sector workers.
(3) The Commission shall have exclusive authority to certify payment of all forms of public sector emoluments including salaries, allowances and other benefits.