CPO continues negotiations with NUGFW, CGWTU

Chief Personnel Officer (CPO), Commander Dr Daryl Dindial, has continued negotiations with the executives of the National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW) and the Contractors and General Workers Trade Union (CGWTU) to clarify the priorities of both organisations.

Dindial acknowledged that both the NUGFW and CGWTU rejected the Government’s four per cent offer in the last round of negotiations, but they both stand to benefit from a potential ni e per cent increase on base salary up to 2022.

Other items that were discussed included the harmonisation of allowances, suspension clauses, lifeguards’ terms and conditions and the re-establishment of the classification committee for the NUGFW.

In the case of CGWTU discussions on the Job Evaluation Exercise (JEE) were briefly held as well as, outstanding reclassification matters that were agreed upon in principle.

A statement by the CPO’s office said the CPO characterised the meetings as productive and cordial, although at times, tense.

He further confirmed that meetings are expected to continue in December. 

“The CPO expressed a deep recognition of the vital role played by daily-paid workers, acknowledging that these workers are often not fully recognised for performing tasks that many others are unwilling to undertake, often under difficult conditions,” the statement added.

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