Public servants in Barbados to get pay increase in August

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Director of Finance and Economic Affairs Ian Carrington says public servants will receive a five per cent salary increase in August.

According to Carrington, paperwork for the salaries was completed in advance and therefore the increase could not be added to July’s salary.

“We are readying ourselves to include the five per cent increase on the August wages and salaries of employees in central Government and statutory boards. We are hoping to have the back pay, which will be due for the April to July period, paid by September, so public servants can use that money for back to school expenses,”.

Prime Minister Mia Mottley promised the increase in the mini-budgetary proposals and financial statement that was delivered recently in Parliament.

She said the agreement reached between the Ministry of the Civil Service and the Public Service Unions of Barbados of a five per cent across the board increase would become applicable for the period April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019.

She said the agreement would cost the government $60 million.

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