The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has agreed to have detailed discussions with the Commercial, Technical and Allied Workers Union and the National workers Union, on Allowances and other Workers Benefits.
This decision was made following a meeting between the Government and Trade Union Officials on Friday at the Prime Minister’s Office.
According to a joint statement, several matters affecting workers employed by the Central Government were discussed.
These include Wage or Salary Enhancements for Central Government’s employees; pensions; allowances and working conditions; an overview of the economy and the upcoming 2019 Budget.
The statement says the Representatives agreed to a one percent retroactive increase from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018; a further increase of one and a half percent increase for 2019 and a further increase of two percent for 2020.
The Officials consider the increases to be fair and reasonable in all the prevailing circumstances.
At Friday’s meeting, the Government delegation was led by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves and included Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves, Labour Minister Saboto Caesar, and four senior public officials – Director General of Finance and Planning, the Budget Director, Cabinet Secretary and Fiscal Advisor.
The CTAWU’s delegation was led by Mr. Burns Bonadie and the NWM was led by Mr. Noel Jackson.
