GuySuCo and delayed salaries

Oct 27, 2019 Letters

Dear Editor,

I am once again highlighting my concerns with the management of GuySuCo with regards to salaries on a timely basis. It’s a norm for salaries to be paid to staff members on the last Friday of each month and as such, the last Friday for this month was on the 25-10-2019, but like the previous month no salaries were paid into our accounts. The last time the company highlighted to us that because of cash flow problems salaries will not be paid, a day before the actual pay date. This month nothing was related to us and as such, I am wondering if this will escalate to the point where we wouldn’t be paid at all. GuySuCo and the entire country knows about the closure of Republic Bank for the four days beginning Thursday coming and yet no one in management sees this as a problem that their staff members will have to face if salaries are not paid on time.
I know the powers that are running the finances for GuySuCo and being paid a hefty amount so salaries being paid late will not be a problem to them, but what about the small man that has to deliver on a daily basis for those top bracket employees to look good, aren’t we considered for our labour? Most of us are trying to make ends meet monthly, we are trying to elevate our lives by providing for our families and maintain our standard of living like owning a house or owning a car, but to have those things we need our salaries to pay for them at the end of each month. Please save us of the embarrassment at the end of the month to go and negotiate with our lenders about our current financial situation. There will be a time when these lenders will get fed up of the excuses and I am sure this company will care less if we told them what has happened just because we couldn’t have reached our deadlines.
Finally, we have our families to take care of and it’s heartbreaking to know that you can do anything much when basic necessities are not there for them. I am kindly asking this government and the management of GuySuCo to look into our concerns and find a solution. We are giving our best towards this company so all we are asking for is to be compensated in a timely manner. This government on the other hand boasted so much of what they will do for GuySuCo, but to date what have they done to make the sugar workers life better?
It will be a bright Diwali for some and for others very dull so I am hoping we can all fix this problem with GuySuCo and make it bright for everyone.

Concerned Worker

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