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OAS Salary Survey 2004: OAS Salary Survey 2004 The Bahamas
Antigua & Barbuda
Dominica
Grenada
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Guillermo GarcÃa-Huidobro
Background: Background IICA Salary Scale 1992
IICA Salary Scale 1998
IICA Salary Scale 2002
OAS Salary Scale 1995
OAS Salary Survey 2004: OAS Salary Survey 2004 Comparator Employers
Gross and Net Salaries
Group A of countries
The Bahamas
Antigua & Barbuda
St. Kitts
Group B of countries
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Grenada
Dominica
Main Conclusions: Main Conclusions OAS Salary Scales were set high in 1995
Period 1995–2004 poor LLM performances
External factors affect GDP performances
Low or negative labour productivity evolution
High unemployment rates
OAS Salary Scales still high in 2004
Need for some adjustments
Key Comparator Employers
Need for selecting key comparator employers by country
Main Recommendations: Main Recommendations Adjust Salary Scales for Bahamas, Antigua & Barbuda, and St. Kitts
Improve and update Salary Scales for Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Dominica
Select comparator employers for each country
A proposed follow-up procedure for these OAS Salary Scales
Bibliography: Bibliography