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September 2016
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The negotiation took just over two and a half years to complete and agreement was reached at the bilateral level without the intervention of a third party. Stephen Sheppard, Director of Division of Human Resources said, “This agreement is important because it is for a period long past. Our hard-working Estate Police persons are still being paid at 2011 rates in 2016 while prices are going up every day, thus negatively affecting their standard of living. Many other organisations and their unions already have agreements in place for this period so it was important for us to treat our staff fairly. The signing represents revised terms and conditions of work for the Estate Police Persons”. |
In mid August the Estate Police Association (EPA) and The St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on behalf of the Estate Police Persons employed by The UWI St. Augustine Campus. The agreement is for the period 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2014 for an overall increase in salaries of 8% broken down as follows: 1% for the first year, 1% for the second year and 6% for the third year. The MOA also included increases in the following: Allowances; Cost of Living, Subsistence and Call out\Call Back Allowance. The signing took place at the Office of the Campus Principal.