Over 600 Elder care workers receive permanent employment under Social Development Fund

Over 600 Elder care workers receive permanent employment under Social Development Fund

“Every year they work for 11 months… to avoid them becoming permanent, they have to take one month off. That has come to an end,” said Minister Joachim Henry, as over 600 elder care workers under the Saint Lucia Social Development Fund are officially made permanent employees. More than 600 individuals employed under the Saint Lucia Social Development Fund’s elder care program have officially been made permanent workers, ending years of uncertain…