{"id":14841,"date":"2024-01-02T17:59:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14841"},"modified":"2024-01-02T17:59:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:59:35","slug":"city-hall-workers-demand-fair-wages-amidst-discontent-over-proposed-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/city-hall-workers-demand-fair-wages-amidst-discontent-over-proposed-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"City Hall Workers Demand Fair Wages Amidst Discontent Over Proposed Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a display of dissatisfaction, employees of the City Police and Solid Waste Department staged a sit-in at City Hall, demanding their rightful share of the 6.5% wage increase and a one-off $25,000 cash grant promised by the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City Hall responded with a proposal for a 5% increase, set to be payable in the second quarter of the upcoming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workers expressed frustration, highlighting a historical pattern where the council consistently allocated a lower percentage increase than what was announced by the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nina Gravesande, a City Police officer, brought attention to the fact that despite government announcements of higher percentages, the council consistently provided only a 5% increase, leaving employees discontented, especially during the festive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several City Police employees voiced their concerns about the impact on their families during the holiday season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patricia Charles emphasized the challenge of going home with a flat salary of $69,000 during Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lovern Basil called for the attention of the President or Vice President to address the longstanding issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City Mayor Alfred Mentore responded to the workers&#8217; discontent, acknowledging a recent meeting with the Guyana Labour Union. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained the financial challenges faced by the council, including outstanding debts to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), National Insurance Scheme (NIS), and contractors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Mentore proposed a 5% increase, payable in 2024, and discussed the possibility of bringing the matter of the $25,000 bonus to the full council for approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed 5% increase and the consideration of the $25,000 bonus will require approval from the full council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a display of dissatisfaction, employees of the City Police and Solid Waste Department staged a sit-in at City Hall, demanding their rightful share of the 6.5% wage increase and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14843,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14841\/revisions\/14843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}