IS 3% COLA ENOUGH?

IS 3% COLA ENOUGH?

SOLOMON ISLANDS estimated 20, 000 public servants will finally get their three per cent cost of living adjustment [COLA] this week. But many, especially those at the lower end of the pay scale say the raise will leave them worse off.“This COLA thing only raises the daily burden on our struggle to survive. COLA is a misrepresentation of the cut-and-paste approach the public service applies to addressing our plight,” they said.“The problem is that…