Members of the Jamaica Medical Doctors' Association (JMDA) are expected to decide today whether to accept the Government's latest wage offer.

President of the JMDA, Dr. Murton Smith, told The Gleaner that the association got an improved offer from the Government last week. He said there had been some conciliatory moves on both sides in resolving the wage dispute.

Fringe benefits

While admitting that the Government had not budged on the wage offer, he said there have been some improvements in fringe benefits.

"The offer on the basic salary has remained fixed. We are looking on basic allowances and working conditions," he told The Gleaner.

The Government had initially offered the medical doctors 12 per cent in year one and eight per cent in year two, but the membership of the JMDA unanimously rejected the offer last month. The JMDA is asking for a 51 per cent increase in year one and 24 per cent in year two.