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Clarence Frater, First Vice President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association
By Halshane Burke
The public sector continues to be plagued by issues following wage adjustments under phase one of the public sector transformation progamme.
Following the implementation of new wages, a number of public sector groups have been complaining about anomalies including incorrect calculations, outstanding amounts and delayed payments.
First Vice President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association Clarence Frater said despite efforts by the government to address the issues, there are still outstanding matters several months after implementation of the new wages.
Mr. Frater said the new pay scale for some supervisory employees needs recalibration.
"You have a situation where supervisees are getting more pay than supervisors. We have been assured by the Transformation Implementation Unit that where those anomalies exist, they should be treated with in phase two," he noted.
However, Mr. Frater encouraged ministries, departments and agencies that recognise anomalies to inform the Deputy Financial Secretary, Wayne Jones, as well as the TIU of those issues.
"We want there to be no misunderstanding between the TIU and the Ministry of Finance. So we want all the information to be filtered through to the Ministry of Finance so that they can be addressed, and addressed with some alacrity," said Mr. Frater.
He was speaking Monday morning on Radio Jamaica's Hotline with host, Clive Mullings.
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