Franklyn: Covid back pay short

General secretary of Unity Workers’ Union (UWU) Caswell Franklyn is disputing the back pay Government said it has distributed to officers of the Barbados Prison Service for their overtime throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a Government release yesterday, it was announced that the payments, dating back to 2021, were disbursed to workers this week to officers who were mandated to work 12-hour shifts, exceeding the standard seven- to eight-hour workday.

“By the close of business [yesterday]...