These Determinations by the Government Remuneration Tribunal was achieved in 2017 of which government employees in the public service, teaching service, the police, parliament and those under the Official Salaries Act received a pay rise for the first time in 11 years. The last increase was in 2006 when the GRT made its first decision after its formation in 1999 to increase the salary of all government workers. On Saturday, November 18, 2017, the three-member Board of the Government Remuneration Tribunal (GRT) – Chairperson, Marie-Antoinette Nirua, Vice Chair, Chris Kernot, and Member Roan Lester, signed the documents approving the pay rise of 22 per cent that became effective on January 1, 2018.


Determination on entitlement of a member of a Provincial Government Council and a member of the Municipal Council - Determination 20 of 2017 available for download:

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Determination on classification standard and salary structure for persons appointed to positions in a Provincial Government or a Municipal Council - Determination 21 of 2017 available for download:

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Determination on classification standard and the salary structure for person appointed to the positions in a Provincial Government or a Municipal Council - Determination 22 of 2017 available for download:

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