The Guyana Power and Light Incorpo-rated (GPL) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employee (NAACIE) yesterday signed an agreement for a five percent increase in wages and salaries for the year 2020.
The signing ceremony which took place at the Ministry of Labour will benefit approximately 1,120 non-management staff of GPL, a release from GPL said. The Agreement was signed in the presence of Acting Chief Labour Officer at the Ministry of Labour, Michella Baburam and representatives from GPL and NAACIE. GPL employees had recently protested over the absence of progress on wage talks.
Baburam commended GPL and NAACIE for arriving at an amicable agreement and encouraged both parties to continue their negotiations on future proposals which the Ministry of Labour stands ready to facilitate, the release said.
General Secretary of NAACIE, Dawchan Nagasar expressed satisfaction with the Agreement that resulted from negotiations that started in July 2020 and looks forward to continued negotiations for a three-year Collective Labour Agreement. GPL’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Support Services, Renford Homer said that GPL is heartened that the negotiations for Year 2020 Wages and Salaries were amicably concluded. He reiterated that Management remains steadfast in its intention to continue talks with the union on a three-year Collective Labour Agreement.
