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The law, Henry Greene and my UG matter

Apr 01, 2012 Letters

 

 

Dear Editor,
I refer to the correspondence of the acting Chief Labour Officer, Mr. Charles Ogle to the leadership of Operation Rescue UG in which he stated that an employer can terminate an employee’s contract provided that payment is given in lieu of adequate notice. If that is legal, then where does that leave adherence to the country’s constitution and natural law as Dr. Thomas Singh of Operation Rescue UG asked? So an employer walks into the office, gives a letter to an employee stating that the contract is dissolved and in lieu of adequate notice, gives the employee three month’s salary
Is this the way UG operates? Isn’t this worse than when the Burnham Government was in control? If this is the way UG is made to function then as a matter of national urgency, I call upon the Opposition in the National Assembly to urgently amend the University of Guyana Act so that no UG employee can be fired without being given a reason and a hearing. But more importantly, a law has to be ancient and fascist that allows an employer to terminate a contract without a stated reason and without recourse to at least a brief explanation from the employee. I ask the Opposition if this is what they will allow to continue in Guyana now that the Opposition has majority control in Parliament
It is funny and ironic that the report into my contract termination at UG came at the same time of the Chief Justice’s ruling in the Henry Greene rape allegation. The DPP recommends rape charge for a citizen. He goes to court and asked that he not be charged because the DPP acted wrongly. The court agrees based on law. But my contract at UG could be terminated without a reason being given to me and the law says that that is correct. My contract termination at UG falls within the realm of constitutional law. The judge hearing constitutional matters is the acting Chief Justice. I may try within days to obtain an injunction against the UG Council based on discrimination and violation of my rights
Frederick Kissoon

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