Last Updated on July 9, 2024, 5:22 AM AST by Anthony Morris
St. Kitts and Nevis: Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew announced that the Government Auxiliary Employees (GAEs) workers will be receiving their pension. This announcement was shared by the Prime Minister through his recent Facebook post.
PM Drew highlighted that for the first time the qualified Government Auxiliary Employees (GAEs) will receive their pension. “This comes more than a decade after the law was passed in 2012 by the previous Labour administration,” he additionally highlighted.
Dr Drew outlined that The Unity Government refused to pay the pension to qualified workers. Moreover, he added that the previous administration cut the GAE workers gratuity down by 66%.
He further stated that with the support of the A-Team, hundreds of the qualified GAE workers will get their pension at the end of the month of July. The payment will date back to the starting of the year, January 2024, as this is the date when the pension was due to start.
This policy of providing the workers with the pension is being carried under the leadership of PM Terrance Drew.
It is also to be noted that to be eligible for the pension, the Government Auxiliary Employees should be at-least 62 years old and must have a contributed a minimum of fifteen years of service.
The Prime Minister stated that the payment of pensions to the GAEs is a vision and commitment made from the onset of his administration.
He remarked that the Pension Reform Task Force continues to perform its duties to ensure that all the GAEs are paid their pensions. This policy is enforced by the government to protect and ensure financial stability of the GAE workers.
Celine Tobias, commented under the post of the PM and stated that “The government is doing the people’s work,” highlighting the efforts of the administration for the benefit of the people.
PM Dr Terrance Drew also shared glimpses of himself with the GAE workers and stated that thousands more of the qualified workers will be benefitting from this policy in the future.
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