00:00President of the Police Association, ASP Gideon Dixon, acknowledges public concern about outstanding back pay.
00:08He tells TV6 that while officers received payments for 2014 to 2019, no agreement has been signed for 2020 to 2022.
00:20He stresses that once the government grants any settlement to one body in a given period,
00:26all others are entitled to do the same through the Chief Personnel Officer.
00:31And he pointed to the 2014-2016-002 arrangement as an area where officers could still benefit from any new adjustment under the current administration.
00:42And if anything occurs for the period 2017 to 2019, we will also be going back to the CPO with a view of getting that for our membership.
00:52As it relates to 2020-2022, again, we have yet to sign.
00:59We are aware that teachers would have signed off on a 5% and were supposed to get their 5%.
01:05So if that moves from 5% to 10%, at minimal, we will be looking for the 10% that is owed to police officers.
01:20President of the Fire Services Association, Kion Gai, tells TV6 his members are also expecting nothing less than the full 10%,
01:30reminding the government that the promise was made during the election campaign and must now be honoured.
01:37I remind all that when the Prime Minister, then as opposition leader, first mentioned the offer of 10%,
01:45it was in response to the then Minister of Finance, Mr. Colm Inbert's announcement that there would be a 5% wage increase for the period 2020-2022,
01:59which is a period that the majority of unions and associations are presently negotiating for.
02:06Looking ahead, Guy says, his members are eager for talks to begin.
02:12And we look forward to negotiations to begin with the CPO as soon as possible.
02:17Certainly, the officers of the Public Services Association stood resolute
02:22and challenged the offer between the 14% to 19% period of the meagre 4% and certainly any benefits that they receive as a result of that,
02:33we welcome and we will celebrate with them.
02:37But we believe that the government's announcement is 10% is a good one
02:40and fire officers are looking forward to the start of negotiations.
02:43Finance Minister Dave Tancu has confirmed that negotiations for a proposed 10% salary increase
02:51will begin in the 2026 financial year.
02:55Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.
02:58Finance Minister Dave Tancu does a allocation of a policy that says,
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