Government and trade unions have reached a deal that will see public sector workers getting a one-off payment of $1 500, a six per cent salary increase over the next two years and a 16 per cent hike in allowances up to 2025.Under the agreement, there will also be a regrading and job evaluation exercise across the public service this year and a committee set up to address employee grievances.The deal was reached on Tuesday at the end of four rounds of talks chaired by Director General in the Ministry of the Public Service Penelope Linton.The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), which represents the largest number of public sector employees, welcomed the settlement as reasonable, while the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) described the negotiations as successful based on the principle of “give and take”.“The agreement entails a $1 500 lump sum payment that is tax-free that will only include National Insurance deductions to maintain the pensio
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Private sector employers should not be expected to meet the level of public sector salary increases, says Executive Director of the Barbados Employers Confederation (BEC), Sheena Mayers-Granville.Furthermore, she is sounding a caution about the importance of balancing salary increases and employment levels.Mayers-Granville said while she could not say how much any wage increase for public servants should be, it would not be fair to expect an equivalent increase in the private sector.“Salary negotiations involve various considerations and some of the main factors include: the ability to pay and inflation. It is no secret that we have been battling high rates of inflation, but also note that our economy is not at pre-COVID (2019) levels and, therefore, ability to pay is a real consideration.