Stoppage, deferral, or suspension of increment

(1) If the Clerk decides to recommend the stoppage or deferment of an increment, the Officer concerned shall be informed in writing precisely why his increment is not being granted in order that he may have as early an opportunity as possible to remedy matters. Before the increment becomes due, there should already be on record, and within the knowledge of the Officer concerned, any information about his behaviour or inefficiency which may provide the basis for the decision not to grant the increment when due. (2) An Officer whose increment is stopped or deferred but is subsequently approved shall draw the increment from the date of such approval. (3) An Officer's increment may also be suspended. This is in the nature of a warning and merely postpones a decision as to whether the next increment should be granted. If the increment is subsequently approved, it shall be granted retroactively from the date on which it was originally due. (4) If the increment was only deferred, the Officer’s original incremental date remains unchanged, and he shall not lose seniority and his position on the incremental scale shall be computed as though there has been no deferment. (5) If the increment is stopped, the Officer loses seniority for the period of stoppage. If it is subsequently approved, the date of such approval becomes the Officer's new incremental date.