Education Minister, David Andrew, updating the public on the state of negotiations concerning salary increases for staff and lecturers at TAMCC, says the Grenada Cabinet has responded favourably.
He was speaking at a News Conference, which sought to outline the Government being faultless on the issue of arriving at a new collective bargaining arrangement.
Andrew said discussion in this vein has been going along cordial and in good faith until caught by surprise.
Minister Andrew provided a breakdown of the measure, which, according to him, is the Governmentβs commitment to maintaining industrial peace.
Andrew expressed being hopeful that the Unions and the Council will work together to ensure that their end of the commitment is kept and thereβll be a new agreement in 2025, to be powered financially by the College.
He further discloses that the College has a financial model that is not sustainable at the moment.
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ππ. πππ¨π«π π: πππ«ππ‘ π, ππππ: The Cabinet of Grenada has approved payment of the proposed increases in salary amounting to $π,πππ,πππ.ππ, for staff at the TA Marryshow Community College for 2023 and 2024.
During a press conference hosted by the Ministry of Education on Friday, March 8, 2024, the sum quoted for the payment of outstanding salary increases to TAMCC workers for 2017 to 2022 was $π,πππ,πππ.ππ.
However that sum represented the first of three tranches paid retroactively.
The second and third tranches paid amounted to $π,πππ,πππ.ππ.
The sum of $ππ,πππ,πππ.ππ represents the actual amount of money paid in the last 14 months to TAMCC workers in outstanding salary increases for the period 2017 to 2022.
Additionally, the Government pays an annual subvention of $ππ,πππ,πππ.ππ to TAMCC.
The sum of $π,πππ,πππ.ππ was also paid to the institution under the Free Tuition Assistance Programme Both TAMCC and the New Life Organisation (NEWLO) are identified as two post-secondary institutions that will benefit from the OECS Skills and Innovation Project to the tune of $ππ$ππ,πππ,πππ.ππ.
This will see major upgrades in post-secondary programmes (skills) offerings, and facilities and capacity building for both institutions.
