GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Premier of this British Overseas territory, Juliana O’Conner-Connolly on Friday that public sector employees can look forward to a US $2,000 Christmas bonus .
Premier Juliana O’Connor-ConnollySpeaking on a local radio station, O’Connor-Connolly said the government is in a position to make the one-off payment.
The bonuses are estimated to add another $9.7 million to the budget, added to a five percent cost of living allowance in the New Year, with the goal to guarantee a minimum wage of US$3,000 per month for civil servants.
The premier added that the government is also planning to give pensioners a bonus.
“Santa Claus will not skip them over,” she said, and there will be “something in their chimneys”.
The bonus is being extended to public sector employees in statutory authorities and government companies as well, but the premier said that they will need to find the money from their own budgets.
She said the wider payout of $10 million will come out of the existing government’s operating budget and will not require extra funding.
