{"id":20494,"date":"2018-10-02T17:33:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T21:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=20494"},"modified":"2018-10-02T17:33:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T21:33:36","slug":"no-pay-for-many-government-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/no-pay-for-many-government-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"No pay for many Government workers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two business days removed from last Friday\u2019s scheduled payday, most government workers have yet to be paid for the month of September.<\/p>

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\u201cThis is the second time in the last three months,\u201d said one non-established worker who wished to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are clearly some challenges [the government is] facing and they are not telling us what is going on.\u201d<\/p>

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Most established workers (those hired by the Public Service Commission) are said to have received their September paychecks, but the same does not hold true for those in the non-established sector.<\/p>

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When contacted, one government official said that the government, \u201cResources happen to be low at this time and all payouts could not be made last Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe government,\u201d the official went on, \u201cIs working feverishly to make the remaining payments by tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>

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