Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday afternoon announced that public servants will get their promised 8% pay increase before the September 1, 2025, General and Regional Elections.
Responding to questions at his weekly press conference, Jagdeo said “it doesn’t make sense you pay the public servants after.”
The Government had in December 2024 announced that it signed a landmark two-year agreement with the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) that will result in public servants receiving a retroactive 10% salary increase effective from January 1, 2024 and an 8% salary increase in 2025.
It was then that the Government also announced that public servants in Grades 1 to 6 with a minimum of four years of service will be moved to the midpoint of their current scale, resulting in salary increases of up to 13% for some employees. Those with a minimum of eight years of service within Grades 1 to 6 will be moved to the maximum of their scale, leading to salary increases of up to 26%.
Additionally, public servants in Grades 7 to 8 with at least four years of service in their current scale will be eligible for an additional monthly amount equivalent to the nominal difference between the minimum and midpoint of Grade 6, providing increases of up to 11%.
Also announced were qualification allowances to incentivise education and professional development, effective January 1, 2025 and other specific allowances.
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