The Prisons Service First Division Association yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement for a wage increase offered by Chief Personnel Officer Stephanie Lewis. President of the association, Chander Sinanan, concluded negotiations for revised salaries and other terms of employment for the officers for the period January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010 and the signing of the agreement on the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).
A release stated: "The agreement provides for a five per cent increase in salaries over the period distributed (2-1-2) after the consolidation of the COLA existing at December 31, 2007. For 2008 and 2009, a revised COLA of $125 a month will be paid and $145 a month in 2010. In addition, a lump sum of $3,000 for the period will be paid to each officer covered by the agreement," the release added.