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Labour Ministry orders arrests warrant for errant employers

Oct 07, 2009 News

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security is urging employers to comply with the Labour Laws of Guyana in saving time and money.
This follows two most recent cases against Universal Janitorial Contractorial Services’ Chairman and C.E.O., Eon Edwards and Tiger Woods Incorporated.
After several unsuccessful requests from the Ministry of Labour’s Labour Occupational Safety and Health Department to meet with Universal Janitorial Contractorial Services’ Chairman and C.E.O. Mr. Eon Edwards, an arrest warrant was issued for Mr. Edwards and bail was set at $50,000 for failure to show.
The matter of money owing to their former employee, Rickford Connelly, was also brought to court.
Attorney-at-law, James Bond, who requested time to meet with the Ministry, represented Connelly.  A meeting was granted and the errant employer was ordered to pay $45,000 representing money in lieu of notice.
The charges were failure to produce wages records, failure to give notice of termination and failure to pay in lieu of notice.
In another case, the Ministry of Labour represented two persons, Orin Parris and Dave Phillips, in charges against Tiger Woods Incorporated.
TGI also failed to meet with the Ministry on several occasions and bail was set at $40,000 for Anita Mohan, the company secretary.  The matter was then moved to court.
The charges were failure to give notice, failure to pay in lieu of notice and failure to pay severance allowance.  The two employees were awarded $150,000 each.

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