Public service pay talks awaiting CoI report – President

Government is waiting on the report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the public service before commencing negotiations for wage increases with the unions representing public service workers, President David Granger says.

“We’re waiting on the report of the Lutchman Commission. I don’t know when that will be presented but we felt it would be imprudent to proceed without the benefit of the advice of that commission,” Granger told reporters yesterday.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) earlier this week urged government to indicate its readiness to commence