President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to immediately grant five out of the seven demands put forward by the Public Services United Nurses’ Union and to fulfill the other two demands during the next budget. The President’s Media Division said the decisions were reached during the special discussion held between the President and the Public Services United Nurses’ Union at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this evening (02). According to the PMD, the President had agreed to provide immediate solutions to the following five demands:01. The suspended promotion from Grade III to Grade II in five years and from Grade II to Grade I in seven years04. Accordingly, the President had provided solutions to all the proposals presented by the Public Services United Nurses’ Union, the PMD said.

Source: The Nation July 02, 2021 16:30 UTC