BusinessLocal NewsNews NUPW urges BRA to hold off changing workers’ terms by Barbados Today 21/09/2023 written by Barbados Today Updated by Aguinaldo Belgrave 21/09/2023 1 min read A+A- Reset Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Public Workers Wayne Walrond. Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 404 The island’s largest public sector trade union is calling on the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) to halt any further action on what the bargaining body considers a change in the workers’ terms and conditions of employment. Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) Wayne Walrond on Tuesday urged the BRA to instead meet at the negotiation table and discuss the issue as a matter of urgency. “The National Union of Public Workers has received several complaints that there has been a variation in the terms and conditions of service of employees of the Barbados Revenue Authority who had transitioned from the public service,” he told Barbados TODAY. Walrond said the matter relates to recent correspondence issued to staff two weeks ago, informing that state-owned enterprises will have to pay the full National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions. He said the workers will therefore no longer be termed government permanent employees but will be treated as regular workers. “This constitutes a change in conditions of the service of the workers, and the NUPW is impressing on the management of the BRA that they must sit down and discuss this matter with the NUPW since it constitutes a variation of the workers’ contracts,” the senior union official advised. You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Barbadians asked to help with return tickets for Haitians “We also wish to caution state-owned enterprises and chairmen of boards, that because permanent workers of government are now being required to pay NIS contributions, including sick leave, it does not give them the authority to remove or suspend the extension of sick leave from full pay which the workers enjoyed over the years,” he warned. (EJ) Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Jones admits to repeatedly harassing restaurant worker 19/02/2025 PM targets cutting-edge medical tech to fix healthcare 19/02/2025 ‘Living lab’ launches to drive biotech innovation 19/02/2025