Greater than 400 academics in Trinidad & Tobago are expressing frustration as they declare to haven’t obtained their backpay, regardless of a authorities promise to disburse the funds by the top of 2023.
The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Lecturers’ Affiliation (TTUTA) has confirmed this regarding delay, emphasizing their disappointment with the Training Ministry for extending the deadline to December 31 and but failing to fulfill it.
Deadline deferred, expectations unmet
The TTUTA, representing academics throughout the nation, had entered right into a 4 % settlement with the federal government again in July.
This settlement was established with the understanding that academics would obtain their long-awaited backpay inside the stipulated timeframe.
Minister’s rationalization
Minister of Training, Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, has attributed the delay to the vacation season however assures the affected academics and the general public that efforts to expedite the fee course of will resume this month.
