Cox welcomes "working more effectively" with BPSU

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18: Premier Paula Cox today said it was a “positive step” for BPSU members to accept a 1.25 per cent pay increase.

In a press statement, she said: “We welcome the considered efforts of the BPSU membership to agree to a 1.25 per cent wage increase for the period October 2010 to September 2011.

“I see this as a very positive step as we look to move aggressively to reduce government expenditures and live within our means.

“Our Ministers and MP's since 2009 have been under a wage freeze and this modest wage increase of 1.25 per cent for civil servants shows good faith on the part of the BPSU membership, and recognition for the difficult global economic conditions that still exist today.

“The Bermuda Government must take appropriate steps to effectively manage its expenditure as we transition from one of the most severe shocks to the global financial system to a slow economic recovery.

“As we traverse this ‘new normal’ together we in government welcome the prospect of working more effectively with our civil servants to collectively tackle the challenges ahead.

“Bermuda needs the Bermuda government and its civil service to be exceptional."