From this month, new public service employees will be paid after their first month of employment after years of having to wait three months to “make it on to the payroll.”
Speaking at her first press conference, Minister of Public Service Tabitha Sarabo-Halley announced the new policy, while referring to the previous practice as “unconscionable.”
“Many public servants have reiterated the issue of having to work for three months before being paid. I have thus far found no rule or policy that substantiates this. I find this practice unconscionable and thus should no longer be a practice in any government agency after the month of July,” Sarabo-Halley announced.
