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The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) says not paying workers on time is not only unjust, but a breach of their employment contract. Deputy general secretary Wayne Walrond said the union has received too many complaints from members regarding late payment of salaries and wages. Acknowledging there were processes to be followed as it relates to paying workers, he told the Weekend Nation effective measures must be put in …
Friday, April 14 is one of many significant days on our national calendar. It is the anniversary of the 1816 Bussa Rebellion and is also now the start of the annual Season of Emancipation.The slave rebellion here was the first of three slave uprisings that took place in the West Indies. Enslaved men and women who worked on several estates and plantations believed that Barbados belonged to them and wanted their freedom from the plantation owners. After much bloodshed, their freedom was granted.Many may argue there are certain rights, freedoms and privileges that are still being fought for today...
Deputy general secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), Wayne Walrond, says the problem of sick buildings is again rearing its head across the public service. And it is not only the older buildings, but due to a lack of proper maintenance, it is also manifesting in the newer buildings. “So in a number of the Government buildings in Warrens there have been complaints. We already know the …
By Emmanuel Joseph The two-year wait by severed workers of Caves of Barbados Limited (CBL) for pension payments should end in days. Chairman of CBL Ralph Thorne, KC said on Wednesday night that arrangements will be finalised within that time. “Within a matter of days, the ex-employees will be invited to exercise, in writing, their individual options as to the manner of disbursement
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