ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – President of Grenada Public Workers Union (GPWU), Brian Grimes, says several contracted workers employed by the government are yet to receive the increase in their salaries following the signing of a new collective agreement in June this year.
“We are heading into a new budget cycle, and a significant percentage of the GPWU members have not received their legally binding wage increase of four percent signed on June 28. Why? This is of serious concern,” Grimes said.
According to the new collective agreement for January 2023 to December 2025, government workers will receive a 13 percent salary increase, with four percent paid this year and 2024 and a further five percent in 2025.
The 2023 national budget, presented in December last year, provides the payment of the four percent increase this year.
The new collective agreement states that “concerning officers on contract within the Bargaining Unit, these salary increases will be applied to their contracted salary upon renewal of their contracts in instances where these contracts are renewed annually and on an annual basis where the contractual terms span more than one year.
“The salary increases shall also apply to officers holding fixed term letters issued by individual ministries.”
The 2024 national budget will be presented to Parliament on December 4, 2023.
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