Government to Proceed with Compensation Review

• Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke has said that the Government is looking to proceed with the Public Sector Compensation Review in 2021. The review is intended to overhaul the structure of salaries and other emoluments in the public service to make it more equitable. 
• Implementation is expected to begin in April, and Dr. Clarke noted that the impending review is an ambitious reform and a once-in-a-generation opportunity to undertake an exercise of its magnitude. 
• Thirty-one bargaining units representing some 80,000 public sector employees, or approximately 80.0% of the workforce, have accepted the Government’s offer and it is anticipated that the number for the others will substantially increase shortly. As a result, the government’s attention will turn to put in place the steps that can allow for the beginning of the implementation of the compensation review. 
• Successful completion of this compensation review will lead to higher salaries for some positions, thereby improving disposable income for workers as the government strives for more equitable salaries.

(Source: JIS News)