In the ongoing negotiations between the CSA and the Interim Government, RTC News has received the following release:
“Our negotiating team intends to meet with the Civil Service Association on Thursday 1st December to continue discussions on the terms and conditions of employment of TCI government employees.
You may recall we last met the CSA on Wednesday 23rd November after which we responded positively to a number of the CSA’s suggestions, including:
- That voluntary severance payments should be based on salaries before the 10 percent reduction imposed last year
- Our intention to slow down the pace of the voluntary severance program, and
- An offer of further discussions with the CSA and the wider public service, about the totality of the public service remuneration package, including the phasing out of the 10 percent salary reduction, improvements to the pension scheme, gratuities, bonuses, etc. as soon as money becomes available.
The government’s negotiating team, led by Susan Malcolm and Mark Greenway, and including Chief Financial Officer Hugh McGarel-Groves will now have detailed discussions with the CSA with a view to averting further strikes and beginning the detailed consultation process outline at (3) above.
I welcome the return to work by public servants today following the two day strike on Monday and Tuesday, and look forward to government services getting back to normal.”
