All permanent staff in the Department of Health Services (DHS) will be given compensation for years of underpayment, the Government of Anguilla has announced.
Along with an EC$6,000 payment in their November pay cycle, they will also receive a 5% increase on their base salary from January 2026.
The wage boost will continue until new compensation framework is implemented, the government said in a Facebook statement on 2 December.
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The new measures are to address long-standing salary discrepancies affecting employees of the former Health Authority of Anguilla (HAA) – operating within the DHS since last year.
This arose after salary reductions implemented in 2009 to 2010 were never fully restored for HAA staff, even though the wider public service salary scale returned to its 2008 level in 2024.
Senior advisor for health, Evans McNiel Rogers, has been strongly advocating for resolving this inequity and ensuring DHS workers receive compensation that reflects their essential service.
During a press conference on 10 November, he described the payment issue as an “injustice” and said the government was working very hard to put it right.
In the recent statement, the government reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive compensation review across the public sector.
Its aim is to introduce updated salary scales “that ensure fairness, competitiveness and alignment with national priorities”, it said.
