The Interim Finance Minister has stressed that there will be no Cost of Living Adjustment increments this year for civil servants.
While reacting to the statement by the Fijian Teachers Association on a proposed 7 percent COLA increase based on the rise in the cost of living, Mahendra Chaudhry said no such increase is budgeted and the civil servants should just await the pay restoration.
Chaudhry has also made it clear that the 4 percent paycut restoration will not be back-dated.
Chaudhry said he does not understand why the public sector unions are saying that the pay cut restoration should be back-dated to March 2007 when they know well why the pay cut was imposed in the first place.
On the other hand, the Fiji Public Service Association said it is not bothered about Chaudhry's statement that the pay cut restoration will not be back-dated.
General Secretary, Rajeshwar Singh said the issue is now before the Disputes Committee and that is where they will fight their case.
No COLA increments this year-Chaudhry
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