The Disciplined Services minimum salary has been increased to $130,000 per month President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced, a move he believes will bring equity to the salary structure of this sector of workers.
“We have to ensure we have the right human resource skill set and mix, and we’ve been investing in that. We have had an adjustment to the scale of firefighters and officers and ranks in the joint services…” Ali yesterday said while delivering the feature address at the handing over ceremony of 40 rapid intervention vehicles and commissioning of the Guyana Fire Service Headquarters on Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown.
“In the adjustment, there were some anomalies that had to be addressed, one of which was the difference in the basic salary of ranks of the lowest level. That’s the level of constable. I think it was $130,000 in some agencies, and it was $105,000 to $110,000 in some agencies. So I’ve spoken to the Minister of Finance, and I’ve asked that he ensure that every rank in the joint services; that is at the constable level, that every rank, be paid a minimum salary of $130,000 so that there is consistency,” he added.
