With the new salary scale for sweeper/cleaners taking effect from October 1, schools across the country have been notified of their updated conditions of service, even as reactions are mixed among the workers.
“Approval is hereby granted for all sweeper/cleaners of public schools to be offered employment on a full-time contract gratuity basis, at the prevailing public service minimum wage of $74,900 with effect from October 1, 2022, and conditions of service set out in paragraph 2 and Appendix A,” a circular dispatched by the Ministry of Public Service to the Ministry of Education, and which was shared with all schools, stated.
The document, seen by the Stabroek News, is dated Septem-ber 23rd 2022 and is signed by the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Public Service Soyinka Grogan.
