Madam Speaker, as the House is aware, since 1982, the Pay Research Bureau has conducted the general review exercise on pay and grading structures every five years, except for 2016, where the report was published after a period of three years. The 2016 PRB Report, however, re-established the periodicity of the general review exercise to five years, as it was before, and, consequently, the last one was in 2021. The next report will, therefore, take effect on 01 January 2026. I am informed, Madam Speaker, that the preparation for the next report started in March 2023 according to a pre-set work plan, and relevant information was gathered. These are impacting the Bureau’s calendar of activities because I found out that there was some delay because they talked to the different ministries/departments, local authorities and also the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. There are 126 parastatal bodies that fall under the purview of the PRB. The Bureau has to gather the maximum information to facilitate the interaction and exchange of views with all the stakeholders. So far, the Bureau has had 578 meetings with Staff Associations and Management of both Parastatal Bodies and Civil Service. 1,315 interviews have been conducted in relation to job description and 12 site visits have been effected to examine the alleged problem areas highlighted by the stakeholders. As a matter of fact, the officers of the Bureau are presently in Rodrigues holding consultations with Unions and Management of the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. I have been informed, Madam Speaker, that the Bureau is facing several constraints, including delay from stakeholders to submit the relevant information. These are impacting the Bureau’s planned calendar of activities. The publication date of the Report is now scheduled for December 2025.

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