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BVIAA employees to receive reimbursement for COVID pay cut

-Premier Fahie says as economy grows people who made sacrifices will be recognized
Employees of the BVI Airport Authority (BVIAA) will be reimbursed for monies cut from their salaries during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic according to Premier Andrew A. Fahie. Photo: Internet Source
The Premier made the announcement yesterday, Friday April 22, 2022, during a press conference on matters in the territory. Photo: GIS/Facebook
The Premier made the announcement yesterday, Friday April 22, 2022, during a press conference on matters in the territory. Photo: GIS/Facebook
BEEF ISLAND, VI – Employees of the BVI Airport Authority (BVIAA) will be reimbursed for monies cut from their salaries during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic according to Premier Andrew A. Fahie.

The Premier made the announcement yesterday, Friday April 22, 2022, during a press conference on matters in the territory.

“ I wish to advise employees of the BVI Airports Authority that payments of the monies relative to the 25 percent pay cut that they took during the earlier months of the pandemic will commence from 30 April, 2022.”

He said BVIAA employees should begin receiving the monies in their upcoming paychecks. By 30 May, 2022 all the payments should be reimbursed.

Pay cuts during COVID-19 period 

Premier Fahie reminded that During the heightened period of COVID-19, the BVIAA had asked employees to take a 25 per cent pay cut so the Authority could continue to function, seeing there was no significant economic activity being generated at the time due to significantly reduced traffic at the airport arising from the border closures.

“This was clearly a great sacrifice by the BVIAA employees, and we are thankful to them for making this sacrifice.”

Premier Fahie announced that I t two of the long outstanding increments due to the staff of the BVIAA will also be paid during the aforementioned period.

“As the country’s economy continues to grow, the people who made the sacrifice to get us where we are now must be recognized in a timely manner, because we are in this together,” he added.

 

7 Responses to “BVIAA employees to receive reimbursement for COVID pay cut”

  • The watchman (23/04/2022, 13:28) Like (7) Dislike (2) Reply
    Thanks to the government
  • Let’s see (23/04/2022, 14:12) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Election time is around the corner. Don’t fall back into the same pot of simmering bull foot soup again.
  • The lucky Bunch. (23/04/2022, 15:23) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Good for them. They found favour with the Premier. Wonder why?
    • lol (23/04/2022, 18:10) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
      They ain’t find no favour. Them ain’t had a choice. They didn’t agree to that. They were told that’s what was going to happen. Lol when do they consult our opinion?
  • WOW (23/04/2022, 21:45) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Well the bvihsa have long standing increments and no one studding them they made sacrifices too. I find the premier did not handle the mismanagement of monies properly...because the staff at the bvihsa are the ones being punished.
  • DEDE (24/04/2022, 17:04) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    When will BVIHSA get their turn? We’re owed increments for over ten years now.


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