MASSY and the Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU) on Monday signed a two-year agreement that will see the company’s employees receiving between two-nine per cent salary increases for 2019 retroactive from October 1.

Employees of the mega store will also receive a Christmas bonus equivalent to a month and half salary.

For 2020, B1, B11 and B111 salary scale employees will all get a further fixed $4000 increase while sales representatives, who were given the two per cent, increase for 2019 will get a $500 increase.
The sales representatives were given lesser consideration in the increases because they work on a commission basis which adds up to a significant amount.
The agreement also included other allowance increases. The bicycle allowance was increased to $10,000, up from $8,200 while the scholarship allowance was increased by 25 per cent.

The signing of the agreement took place in the boardroom of the Department of Labour, Brickdam, Georgetown, and was attended by Chief Labour Officer, Charles Ogle. Also present were CCWU President Sherwood Clarke, Consultant Grantley Culbard, Massy Director Christen Bobb-Semple and Human Resources Manager Sharon Rodrigues.
Ogle commended the parties for coming to an agreement in such a short time and without the need for going pass the negotiations stage of the collective bargaining agreement process.

“It shows that their relationship is good and let me wish both sides all the best. We didn’t have to intervene, they were able to do it without our help, so all we had to do is countersign the agreement,” Ogle noted.
CCWU was very pleased with the package awarded to its members.
“We’re happy and we made some stride in bettering the workers’ conditions,” Clarke expressed.

Culbard noted that the company was pleased to reach an amicable agreement in the best interest of its employees.
“The relationship with CCWU has always been cordial. We were able to agree on an agreement that would set the tone of some form of reward to the employees for their efforts. Of course, this is just the minimum. The company believes in our employees and going above and beyond what is stated in the agreement,” Culbard noted.
The negotiations between the two sides concluded after three meetings.