Government Plans to Expedite Overtime Payments with Treasury Reclassification
The government of Antigua & Barbuda has announced a strategic shift in how overtime payments for public sector workers will be handled, aiming to address long-standing delays. Chief of Staff Lionel Hurst recently shared that the Cabinet directed the Treasury to reclassify overtime payments from a “vendors” category to the “payroll expense” section, in a move intended to streamline and expedite the process.
Hurst acknowledged that the current system often results in inconsistent payment schedules, with workers sometimes receiving their overtime compensation much later than expected. The reclassification is seen as a means to address these delays, ensuring that overtime payments can be processed promptly after workers complete their extra hours.
“This adjustment by the Cabinet reflects a commitment to fairness for employees who keep essential operations running smoothly,” Hurst stated, commending the decision as a “bold step” toward improving efficiency in government payroll practices.
The Treasury’s implementation of this reclassification is anticipated to make overtime payments more predictable and timely, offering public sector employees the timely compensation they have earned.
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At the ene of the day what it boils down to is wedda money dey ar nat.
LORD HAVE MERCY!!!
THE ABLP HAS BEEN SAYING THE SAME SAID THING FOR TWO TERMS IN OFFICE NOW.
THIS GOVERNMENT IS A DAMN JOKE .
AND PEOPLE KEEP VOTING FOR THEIR MANY BROKEN PROMISES …
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Please remember the poor security workers at ABICE Harrison Centre 🙏
We have been suffering for too long. Since 2019 and it is overbearing.
I am wondering out loud if any retroactive in the pipe line
Overtime only??? What about backpay from since 2018? Government can wicked so? 6 years to get a $2000 while ALL are you Government ministers a enrich yourselves, salary increase with backpay oh God and poor people out yah a suffer. Wickedness!!
That’s a good move cause waiting 2-3 years don’t make no sense and Treasury never answer the phone when you call.
It’s not going to happen, it’s an academic discussion to create an illusion of confidence in the government, because all area of government is down right now in a deficit, all these people switching political parties and get appointment is a burden on the treasury.
Since 2020 well lord Jesus take the wheel
Some teachers who worked for the reading summer camp from the last week in June to 8th July are yet to be paid the likkle money the government have for them. Even dogs get better treatment jack.
Correction: the camp ended on the 12th of July
For the past months we have been hearing about all kinds of grand plans and promises, and this tactic is generally executed whenever the ALP is in an election mode. There’s no other government in the region that is adept at tampering with the psyche of its people as this organized gang, and it’s been strengthened by some unscrupulous flip-floppers who joined the brigade to continue the raid. While all this is happening, we are being left in the developmental wake of our neighbours.
This is shameful. It took this reaching this high- level for the issue to be rectified.
They been knew what was causing the problem but were too lazy to fix it.
Too many people work in the government and have no critical thinking or problem solving skills.
They get by through flying under the radar and years of crappy service but bring no true value to the table.
The government system needs to be revamped.
Nonsense. These are just words. It’s a strategy by ABLP to not pay anything until election time. They then open the coffers and try to get mileage and votes for doing something they failed to do years before. Funny thing is: it works!!! So people forget how they suffered before and vote them back in to suffer another round of abuse once again. Lawd, when dey go wake up??????
Amen!!
Payroll is so much better than vendor.
After man dun wok, man get treat so horrid.
But remember some man waste the 9-5 and try to get OT.
Hope Rasona educate dem PS and PAS bout dis yah move rite yah, cause sum ah dem DUNCE DUNCE!!! Dunce and Bad mind. All of self and nun of thee
I hope plant quarantine officers receieve there overtime from since 2018.to tell the truth i just got so fed up with going to the treasury and hearing the same old story.i just stop doing overtime.
2 years later no social security payout for survivor’s benefits. Gaston 👎🏾
This just a game they keep playin for reviews. But this is wat happen wen ppl play politics with tricks. Wat kinda tricks this be since the PM wen to the UN for help for small island Nations??