The Government’s negotiating team stands ready to resume Public Sector wages and salaries negotiations following the adjournment of talks during December 2022, with the agreement of all parties.
The negotiation process for the Public Sector was launched on October 18, 2022, with delegates from the island’s trade unions and staff associations in attendance.
At that meeting, the broad parameters of the negotiation
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is also calling on Government to speed up the salary negotiation process for public servants. On Wednesday, General Secretary of the Congress of Trade Union and Staff Association of Barbados, Dennis DePeiza, said there was only one preliminary meeting in four months, and unlike past negotiations, workers could not afford to wait. In joining the call, NUPW General Secretary Richard Green said they …
The 2023 Estimates reveal that 115 new jobs are being created by the government with the bulk of these posts being allocated to the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF). The announcement was made by Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves on Tuesday, December 13 as he presented the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the 2023 fiscal year. The positions are spread across nine ministries and departments: …
The umbrella body for trade unions and one of its affiliate members are urging the Government to return to the table to conclude salary negotiations for public servants.The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) and the island’s largest public sector trade union, the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), want the negotiations restarted early in the New Year.In fact, CTUSAB general secretary Dennis DePeiza said given the current climate, he wanted to have those talks concluded within the first quarter of 2023.Speaking during CTUSAB’s annual end-of-year press conference at the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) headquarters in Welches, St Michael on Wednesday morning, DePeiza said Government’s tardiness in having the matter resolved is unacceptable.
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