Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced a short while ago that a national strike had been averted and G4S had agreed to pay all security workers $8.79 an hour from January 1, 2021 as opposed to $7.42.
She also said that the changes would benefit not only G4S wokers, but would have an impact on thousands of workers across a range of sectors as Government moves towards a National Minimum Wage.
Mottley said G4S admitted that security officers and security stewards were doing the same work and getting different wages. She said there had also been a commitment to a minimum number of hours as guided by the collective agreement, but not fewer than 40 hours a week.
The Prime Minister said the matter had been ongoing for a number of years.
Government ministers, Barbados Workers Union officials and G4S management held discussions after G4S workers intensified their protests in recent days over a number of issues. (KG)
