TCIG ‘s negotiating team met with the Civil Service Association (CSA) this morning to discuss the issues that have led to recent strike action by Public Servants.
The CSA outlined their current position on the issues that were previously tabled. However, the meeting was focused on three specific issues which the CSA considered to be critical to its members and both parties agreed to move forward in a positive manner on these issues.
The current financial situation of the TCIG was outlined by its Finance Team, and a number of details were shared with the CSA, with some further data to follow. The difficulty that the Government faces in considering any cost increases before the end of the 2012/2013 financial year end, was outlined.
The CSA made two specific proposals in relation to the three issues discussed and, having been armed with the relevant additional financial and human resource information, will now document the proposals in more detail before sending them to TCIG by Monday 5th December 2011. The TCIG negotiating team agreed to give serious consideration to those proposals, and will endeavor to respond in the week commencing 12th December 2011.
Both parties agreed that the meeting had been very useful and that they would continue to discuss the issues in good faith. The CSA will continue work with the Office of Public Service Management within the coming week to address critical human resource issues.
The TCIG team agreed to see whether it would be possible for the CSA to meet the Governor and/or DfID Minister Alan Duncan early next week.
The CSA confirmed after the meeting that there would not be a strike on Tuesday 6 December.
