Public Service credit union now offering paternity leave

Apr 20, 2022 News

…signs multi-year wage hike pact with workers’ union

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union and the Clerical and Commerical Workers Union on Tuesday signed a multi-year Memorandum of Agreement for salaries and other conditions of employment for the Credit Union’s staff.
The Collective Labour Agreement (CLA), which will be in force until February 2024, will see, among other things, the introduction of paternity leave at the organisation for the first time.
In a Facebook statement, the credit union said under the agreement, different categories of the Credit Union staff will enjoy a 15 percent, 10 percent, and 5 percent salary increase respectively for the year 2022. The agreement also caters for a 15 percent across-the-board increase for the year 2023, among other benefits. The signing of the agreement took place in the boardroom of the Ministry of Labour and was witnessed by Chief Labour Officer, Mr. Dhaneshwar Deonarine, along with Chief Co-op and Development Officer Ms. Debbie Persaud and the Credit Union’s Committee of Management.

Chairman of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union, Trevor Benn along with officials of the Department of Labour and the CCWU following the signing of the agreement.

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