ComPol Blames Inspectors for their Own Payroll Issues

Some police inspectors have been grumbling about still receiving sergeant-level pay despite their promotions. Today, Commissioner Williams shed some light on the issue, pointing out that the problem often lies with the very people complaining. He explained that many of the newly promoted inspectors haven’t submitted their increment forms to adjust their salaries. This oversight was flagged as recently as last week.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“One of the issues we have is that, the same people who are complaining.  Many a times, they are  their own problem.  Every year, you are told to make sure  that you fill out your  appraisal forms and submit the appraisal forms in time. The policy is that you must do your appraisal three months before your incremental date. Some of these same inspectors,  we have to be running behind them  to submit their appraisal forms. If you get promoted to inspector,  your salary would change. You would no longer get a sergeant  salary, you would get an inspector salary.  How will  the  PA unit in the public service  adjust your salary from Sargeant to inspector if your salary is your current salary as a sergeant is not correct because you have not  submitted your increment  fomr. They cannot do it.  Even up to last week, the AO had to be running behind some of them who, whose name has been submitted for promotion  and  the public service and the governor general is asking for their farms and we can’t even get it.  So here we are  pushing for them to be promoted.  But,  they are unwilling to do their part to secure their promotion.”