St Kitts and Nevis: All civil servants and pensioners of St Kitts and Nevis will obtain a normal wage enhance of eight p.c (8%) from January 1, 2024. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew throughout his 2024 funds tackle within the Nationwide Meeting on December 13, 2023.
Moreover this, a particular Christmas bonus of a 50% hike within the salaries of all civil servants, authorities auxiliary workers (GAEs), pensioners, and step employees has additionally been unveiled. The bonus will come into impact on December 21, 2023.
Prime Minister Dr Drew expressed pleasure in making these bulletins and stated that the federal government of St Kitts and Nevis is about to implement a landmark enhance in salaries for all civil servants and pensioners.
He stated that the increment has marked a big step in direction of acknowledging their dedication and laborious work within the fields.
He stated,” Many employees within the public service have been working laborious for thus a few years, their dedication is commendable. Nonetheless, they’ve additionally been affected by inflation and different issues, leading to hardship and a deterioration of their residing requirements.”
Whereas recognizing their efforts, PM Drew stated that his administration will at all times make sure the well-being of the general public servants and the wage hike is one among their steps. He additionally hoped that the rise would impression the lives of the general public servants positively and improve their dedication to professionalism and productiveness.
“We’re empowering folks, making civil servants proceed glorious work towards the sustainable journey of St Kitts and Nevis. What we’re creating is a sustainable hike within the salaries,” stated the prime minister.
On the Christmas bonus, he stated that the bonus isn’t just for the civil servants but in addition for the employees who work laborious for the well-being of St Kitts and Nevis. PM Drew stated that the bonus is a gesture of goodwill and appreciation.
He added, ”The beneficiant initiative will improve the festive season of the folks of St Kitts and Nevis.”
PM Drew talked about that the steps marked the dedication of the federal government to uplifting and supporting the devoted workforce. It additionally stands as a testomony to the federal government’s efforts in enhancing the standard of life for individuals who relentlessly served St Kitts and Nevis, he added.
He stated, ”The federal government of St Kitts and Nevis has been tirelessly working in our pursuit of constructing a sustainable island state which may also be backed by strong and impressed civil service.”
Prime Minister Drew added that these initiatives may also improve the lives of the devoted workforce who confronted issues with inflationary pressures.
