Rosehall Estate manager sues Guysuco for wrongful termination

Jun 13, 2016 News

An estate manager at Rosehall, Corentyne is suing the Guyana Sugar Corporation Limited, (GUYSUCO) for wrongful termination from his job contract.
According to legal action filed in the Georgetown High Court this week, the plaintiff Deodat Singh, an employee of Guysuco for over 25 years is seeking damages in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for unfair and/or wrongful dismissal or breach of contract.
Singh also wants an Injunction restraining the Defendant, whether by themselves, their servants and/or agents from entering upon, remaining or interfering with the Plaintiff’s peaceful and quiet enjoyment and occupation of property located at number 16 house, Rose Hall Estate Compound, East Canje, Berbice; interest under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act; Costs; such further or other Order(s) as the Court may deem just and proper.
According to the legal document by May, 6 2016, Guysuco wrongfully determined the contract and dismissed him without notice.
The basis on which Singh was dismissed, according to the sugar corporation, was due to serious misconduct, that is, negligence resulting in losses to the sugar estate as incorrect data and liquid stock were used to determine the amount of sugar produced and/or estimated on a daily basis; was guilty of the falsification/manipulation of work records as incorrect sampling of molasses were repeatedly done.
The document outlined that Singh, 44, was an employee of Guysuco registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 89:01 and continued under the Companies Act, 1991, with its registered office situate at Ogle Estate, East Coast Demerara.
“The Plaintiff was at all material times an employee of the Defendant. The Plaintiff was first employed a temporary member of staff holding the position of Junior Book Keeper.”
Throughout his twenty –five years of employment, the Plaintiff was appointed to several positions within the corporation including Laboratory Technician, Chemist Shift Manager (Blairmont Estate), Production Manager, Estate Manager (Ag.), inter alia. During the said twenty five (25) years, the Plaintiff also earned professional qualifications and training sponsored by Guysuco, including, inter alia: Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry (from the University of Guyana; Certificate in Cane Sugar Refinery, Nicholls State University, USA; Certificate in Raw Cane Sugar Manufacturing- Nicholls State University, USA; Training at Komati Sugar Mill, South Africa.
As a Factory Manager at the Rose Estate, Singh enjoyed the following benefits. including a gross monthly salary of $497,000; five weeks annual leave with pay; annual leave passage assistance of $523,000; housing, including all utilities paid for by the Defendant; gas allowance of $4,000 per month for motor vehicle; corporation pension scheme; corporation medical scheme; cell phone allowance of $5,000 per month; linen allowance of $30,000 every five years; vehicle and driver; performance based incentive, once per year; use of school bus for children.
Singh’s attorneys Anil Nandlall, Manoj Narayan, Sasha Mahadeo-Narajan and Rajendra Jaigobin are claiming that he has not been paid any severance or other benefits to which he is entitled at law. The Plaintiff is married with two (2) children.
“The Plaintiff is currently unemployed and finding it difficult to provide for his family who are dependent on him,’ the document stated.
The plaintiff has based the argument of wrongful dismissal on claim that as Factory Manager, his duties included, inter alia, supervising the Production Manager and liaise with Finance Manager.
“The Head Laboratory Technician to take liquid stock and then report his findings to the Production Manager who is tasked to make a sugar declaration.”
“In this regard, it is the Plaintiff’s duty, inter alia, to ensure that the Production Manger declares sugar volume in a timely manner. The accuracy of any declaration made by the Production Manager is normally verified by an audit and not by the Plaintiff in his capacity as Factory Manager or at all.”

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