GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC -The Guyana authorities Tuesday mentioned it has signed a two-year settlement with the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) that can lead to important wage will increase and improved allowances for public servants.
The settlement’s announcement comes hours after President Irfaan Ali introduced a ten p.c retroactive wage improve for all public servants and that folks with educational {qualifications} would additionally profit financially as of January subsequent yr.
Ali, talking at a breakfast with officers of the Guyana Police Power (GPF), mentioned that public servants will even obtain an eight p.c improve in salaries in 2025 and that these new wage packages comply with talks with the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU).
A authorities assertion mentioned that beneath the settlement, public servants will obtain the retroactive 1 p.c wage improve efficient January 1, 2024. This adjustment builds on the Authorities’s constant efforts through the years, leading to a cumulative 35 p.c wage improve over the previous 4 years.
Moreover, public servants will obtain an additional eight p.c wage improve in 2025, elevating the cumulative improve to a fair larger threshold and demonstrating the Authorities’s unwavering dedication to enhancing the monetary well-being of public servants.
The Authorities additionally introduced that earlier on Tuesday, the College of Guyana Employees Union (UGWU) and the College of Guyana Senior Workers Affiliation (UGSSA) signed a three-year settlement offering for 10 p.c wage will increase in 2024, eight p.c subsequent yr, and 9 p.c in 2025 and 2026.
The assertion mentioned public servants in Grades 1 to six with a minimal of 4 years of service will likely be moved to the midpoint of their present scale, leading to wage will increase of as much as 13 p.c for some workers. These with a minimal of eight years of service inside Grades 1 to six will likely be moved to the utmost of their scale, resulting in wage will increase of as much as 26 p.c.
Moreover, public servants in Grades 7 to eight with not less than 4 years of service of their present scale will likely be eligible for a further month-to-month quantity equal to the nominal distinction between the minimal and midpoint of Grade 6, offering will increase of as much as 11 p.c.
The assertion mentioned the Authorities can be introducing qualification allowances to incentivize training {and professional} improvement, efficient January 1, 2025. Holders of ACCA {qualifications} will obtain a further GUY$15,000 (One Guyana greenback = 0.004 cents) month-to-month, whereas people with grasp’s and doctoral levels will obtain GUY$22,000 and GUY$32,000 month-to-month, respectively.
“To additional enhance working circumstances and assist public servants, a number of further measures have been accredited. Uniform allowances for eligible well being employees will improve by 5,000 yearly, and public servants will see a $10,000 improve, leading to an general improve of as much as 77 p.c,” the assertion mentioned.
It mentioned public servants transferred to hinterland places will obtain a housing allowance of GUY$35,000 month-to-month, and people serving in riverine and hinterland areas will profit from a station allowance of GUY$8,000 month-to-month, representing a rise of as much as 300 p.c.
Danger allowances will improve by 50 p.c, whereas motorcar and journey allowances will see a major 104 p.c improve. Moreover, the Authorities will grant 100 duty-free concessions yearly for employees nurses and above, prioritizing long-serving personnel who haven’t beforehand benefited from such concessions.
“The Authorities will even proceed to award scholarships to public servants, reaffirming its dedication to training and the skilled improvement of its workforce.
“The Authorities thanks the management of the GPSU, GTU, UGWU, UGSSA, and all stakeholders for his or her constructive engagement and cooperation all through the negotiation course of. Additional, the Authorities expresses its gratitude to all public servants for his or her service and appears ahead to continued collaboration in reaching the nation’s improvement objectives,” the assertion added.
