Teachers have started to receive retroactive payments and new salary rates for March
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Public sector teachers have started to receive their March salaries and retroactive payments as of Monday (March 27) the Ministry of Education and Youth have confirmed.
The Education Ministry said that payment was delayed by a number of days as the ministry and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service worked through the process of accurately converting, approving and uploading the retroactive amounts and new salary rates.
This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding on March 13, 2023, between the Jamaica Teachers Association and the Government for a revised compensation package.
“We appreciate that the delay caused some amount of anxiety. However, given the magnitude of the task to be completed between the signing of the agreement and the scheduled pay day and to meet the exigencies of the end of the financial year, it was a significant undertaking requiring staff working through weekends and late into the nights,” Fayval Williams, education minister said today.
“We want to thank our principals, teachers and bursars for their patience during this time,” she added.
The ministry is also working with the Accountant General’s Department and the commercial banks to ensure any glitches are cleared.
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