Dominica's government employees receive salary increase
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| Published on Thursday, June 28, 2007 |
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ROSEAU, Dominica: Thousands of government employees in Dominica have started to receive a 3 percent salary increase, as well as back pay for the period July 1, 2006 - May 31, 2007.
According to information obtained from Treasury, Teachers received their 3 percent increase in salary at the end of May, 2007. The Dominica Association of Teachers agreed to a 3 percent increase in salary for the period 06/07, 1 percent for the period 07/08 and a 2 percent increase for the period 08/09.
Government was unable to award the 3 percent salary increase to Police Officers and government employees who are members of the Dominica Public Service Union at the end of May, 2007 because an agreement had not yet been finalised with the Public Service Union and the Police Welfare Association.
The Public Service Union has agreed with Government on a 3 percent increase in salary for the period 06/07 with the years 07/08 and 08/09 still to be concluded.
The Police Welfare Association has agreed to a salary increase of 3% for 06/07, 1 percent for 07/08 and 2 percent for 08/09.
Meanwhile daily paid and fortnightly paid workers have already received their salary increases in the month of June, 2007.
The payment of salary increases to government employees at the end of this month, June, 2007 is expected to see the wage bill increase by about $3 million.
The fact that Government is now able to award salary increases to government employees is an indication of the healthier state of the public finances compared to only five years ago.
The ability of the Government to pay salary increases to government employees is being seen by independent observers as highly commendable. It also vindicates the decision of the Government to ‘stick with the programme’.
During the period 2002-2005, the issue was about salary cuts; in 2006/2007 it is about the ability of the Government to award salary increases to its employees. | | | | Reads : 177 | | | |
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