The High Court has ruled in favour of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) noting it had to be properly consulted by government about any fundamental changes to terms and conditions of members’ employment.
However, while Justice Shona Griffith upheld the government’s right to make changes, she dismissed the policy because it was made unilaterally.
The BUT had gone to the High Court on the contentious issue of paid term’s leave, based on a change in policy made more than five years ago.
President Pedro Shepherd has lauded the court’s decision noting it was a step in the right direction. However, he says there are still a number of issues to be resolved.
The BUT has indicated it is now preparing to engage Education Minister Santia Bradshaw on a matter that initially arose under the Freundel Stuart administration, when in 2016, teachers were stripped of their entitlement to leave with full pay after 15 years, and after that, once every five years until retirement.
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