Assistant Chief Minister Richard Buchanan, who is vice-chairman of the States Employment Board, said the government is keen to discuss the introduction of a performance-related pay system with unions and employees.
He said he was unable to give further details about what exactly such a policy may look like.
Typically in such circumstances salary progression is linked to an assessment of individual performance. He also would not reveal if the discussions included the possibility of bonuses being introduced.
Currently civil servants have their pay automatically increased every year, moving up the scale until they reach the maximum for the job that they do, providing their work is acceptable.
Meanwhile, pay equality for men and women is due to be looked at as part of the reform of the civil service.
That move comes as a Scrutiny panel is considering if there is a gender pay gap in Jersey.
Last week it was reported that the chief executive of Jersey Business, Graeme Smith, had answered the panel’s call for evidence on the matter and said that he believes the Island’s gender pay gap will be as bad as the UK’s.
And earlier this year Deputy Louise Doublet, who is leading the Scrutiny review, used a written States question to uncover the disparity between men and women working in senior roles in the public sector, with 93 men earning more
than £100,000 compared to just 30 women.
Mr Buchanan said: ‘We are looking carefully at the principles of equal pay for equal work regardless of gender and longer term we would like to open discussions with the unions and workforce about the possibility of an element of reward being linked to performance.
‘However there are no firm details I can release at the moment as these would need to be negotiated with the workforce and the unions before being made public. We will of course provide a full briefing if and when this is agreed.’
