An estimated 2000 civil servants can expect deductions from their wages and salaries as the Public Service Commission embarks on recovering overpaid wages dating back to 1991.

Permanent secretary for public service Taina Tagicakibau confirms that the salary overpayment recovery process has started and will be spread over a two year period.

Following a court ruling in favor of the PSC to recover the overpaid salaries, Tagicakibau confirms that civil servants affected will have around $2 to $80 deducted from their pay per fortnight depending on the different jobs and wages they hold.

The PSC also calls on the Unions to jointly try and work on individual cases to minimize difficulties that individual workers may face as many are cleaners and drivers who will be affected.

Meanwhile, the Public Employee's Union General Secretary Pita Delana confirmed earlier that they are trying to ascertain how their members will be affected.

The recovery process follows discrepancies in the payment of wages and salaries since 1991.