Historic Pay Raise at Heart of $210M Spending Plan The Briceño administration is asking Parliament to approve two big spending bills, together worth two hundred and ten million dollars. The money covers extra costs across several ministries for this year and next, including major investments and day-to-day expenses. But the headline item? A historic salary and pension boost for public officers, teachers, and security forces. Prime Minister John Briceño calls it the biggest pay raise any governme
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Historic Pay Raise at Heart of $210M Spending Plan The Briceño administration is asking Parliament to approve two big spending bills, together worth two hundred and ten million dollars. The money covers extra costs across several ministries for this year and next, including major investments and day-to-day expenses. But the headline item? A historic salary and pension boost for public officers, teachers, and security forces. Prime Minister John Briceño calls it the biggest pay raise any governme
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[BDF retirees protest! Say they want pension payments!] On Friday we told you about the UDP’s protest outside the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. Well, members of the United Democratic Party weren’t the only ones who were protesting, as retired members of the Belize Defence Force were also present at Friday’s protest. | PLUSTV BELIZE
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[BDF retirees protest! Say they want pension payments!] On Friday we told you about the UDP’s protest outside the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. Well, members of the United Democratic Party weren’t the only ones who were protesting, as retired members of the Belize Defence Force were also present at Friday’s protest. | PLUSTV BELIZE
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What’s the Update on Pension Reform? On Wednesday, the Joint Union Negotiating Team and the Government’s Negotiating team will meet to discuss the latest concerns and demands made by the unions. The unions have set a deadline to unfreeze increments by April first or else. But another complex issue that will be discussed is pension reform. The unions are in agreement that reform is necessary. At the last Gian Gandhi Memorial Lecture, an analysis presented revealed that the government’s pension sc
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What’s the Update on Pension Reform? On Wednesday, the Joint Union Negotiating Team and the Government’s Negotiating team will meet to discuss the latest concerns and demands made by the unions. The unions have set a deadline to unfreeze increments by April first or else. But another complex issue that will be discussed is pension reform. The unions are in agreement that reform is necessary. At the last Gian Gandhi Memorial Lecture, an analysis presented revealed that the government’s pension sc
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Assistant Foster Mom Waiting 2 Years For Pension Tonight, a career foster Mother from the Ministry of Human Development is crying out for help after losing her sight and enduring 2 years without any clear answers on her pension and gratuity. 2 years ago she went up in front of a medical board that ultimately declared her medically unfit to work, and while Social Security has honoured her disability claim, G.O.B. has been much slower to do the same. It’s left 53-year-old Desiree Meggs and her 23-
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Assistant Foster Mom Waiting 2 Years For Pension Tonight, a career foster Mother from the Ministry of Human Development is crying out for help after losing her sight and enduring 2 years without any clear answers on her pension and gratuity. 2 years ago she went up in front of a medical board that ultimately declared her medically unfit to work, and while Social Security has honoured her disability claim, G.O.B. has been much slower to do the same. It’s left 53-year-old Desiree Meggs and her 23-
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JUNT Won't Accept Salary Adjustment Contingent On Pension Reform And the real issues they are talking about are the points of negotiation between the joint unions and the government negotiating team. On June fifth,Minister of state for Finance Chris Coye sent a counter proposal to the unions which offended the unions. That’s because it did offer the 8.5% increase staggered over time - but said it was SUBJECT TO acceptance of a pension reform proposal. The president of the APSSM explains why she
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JUNT Won't Accept Salary Adjustment Contingent On Pension Reform And the real issues they are talking about are the points of negotiation between the joint unions and the government negotiating team. On June fifth,Minister of state for Finance Chris Coye sent a counter proposal to the unions which offended the unions. That’s because it did offer the 8.5% increase staggered over time - but said it was SUBJECT TO acceptance of a pension reform proposal. The president of the APSSM explains why she
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Unions Says Increments And Pension Reform Should Remain Separate And the unions emerged from the meeting if not fully satisfied, at least encouraged. They await the outcome of last week’s Cabinet meeting - but remain adamant that nothing can be linked to pension reform: | 7 News Belize
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Unions Says Increments And Pension Reform Should Remain Separate And the unions emerged from the meeting if not fully satisfied, at least encouraged. They await the outcome of last week’s Cabinet meeting - but remain adamant that nothing can be linked to pension reform: | 7 News Belize
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BTL Must Pay Severance to All Retirees; Pension Doesn’t Replace Legal Rights There’s A major win today for former Belize Telemedia employees in a landmark case before the Caribbean Court of Justice. Ten retirees, some forced out at fifty-five, others who took early retirement, argued that they were owed severance pay under the Labour Act, even after receiving pensions. And tonight, the CCJ agrees. The Court ruled that severance is a legal right, not something employers can waive in contracts or
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Controversy Brews Over Pension Scheme for Foreign Judges A new bill before the House is stirring some serious debate over how Belize attracts and retains judges. Lawmakers are weighing up a proposal that introduces a first of its kind pension plan, designed to bring in top judicial talent from abroad and keep our courts stable for the long haul. There’s resistance from some quarters. Critics say the plan could give the executive too much control over judges’ financial security. Here’s a look at
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Ministry of Labor Takes Note of CCJ Judgment on Pensions/ Severance Yesterday we told you about the landmark ruling from the Caribbean Court of Justice which established that pensioned employees are also entitled to severance. The case came from 10 retired or resigned BTL employees. The company’s position was that pension takes the place of severance. But, the court found that it must be severance plus pension or the pension must be designed in such a way that severance continues to accrue on a
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𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐂𝐉’𝐬 𝐁𝐓𝐋 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞? In a major ruling for workers’ rights, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has sided with ten former employees of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), affirming their entitlement to severance pay under the Belize Labour Act. The decision overturns an earlier judgment by the Belize Court of Appeal and reinstates a previous High Court ruling in favor of the employees. The appellants had argued that despi
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