Public service employees and members of the disciplined services will receive a 5% retroactive pay hike for this year.
According to a release last night from the Government Information Agency (GINA), the 5% increase will also be paid to all government pensioners and instructions are currently being issued to relevant officials in the ministries to ensure that steps are taken to process the payout as soon as possible.
It was noted that teachers who were previously paid a 5% increase from January this year in
