Officials Enjoy Pays Sooner than Expected

Requested by Le Matinal at Monday Naraindranath Gopee, president of the Federation of Civil Service Unions and other (FCSOU) said that the trade union body had made a request to this effect to the government. "We learned that the decision to pay employees two days in advance was endorsed," said the union.

He added that it was self-evident now that every family should be able to celebrate Mother's Day in the best possible conditions. Rashid Imrith, president of the public sector unions, agree. He welcomed the decision by the government.

The movement could be followed by the private sector, but recalls the Mauritius Employers' Federation, it is up to each company to decide.

No guidelines for private

If the government has already approved the decision to pay the salaries of civil servants on the 24th of this month, due to Mother's Day, in the private sector, it is the companies who will decide whether they will follow the movement or not.

The side of the Mauritius Employers' Federation (MEF), we said that the decision to pay employees in advance up to the management of each company. "We do not give guidance to companies for their employees rémunéreration in advance. This decision is up to each company. We give guidance to companies only in special cases, such as the safety of employees in the workplace, "said the Matinal Vincent d’Arifat, President of the MEF.

Deepak Benydin, president of the Federation of Parastatal Bodies and other Unions (FPBOU) pointed out, for its part, that employees of parastatal bodies must also collect their pay in advance this month. The reason is simple, he said, the salaries of employees of parastatal bodies come from state coffers. With the decision to pay officials in advance are 80,000 employees will have their salaries credited this month earlier than expected.