{"id":7498,"date":"2020-11-25T17:32:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T21:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/?p=7498"},"modified":"2020-11-25T19:14:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T23:14:27","slug":"minister-for-labour-rules-in-favour-of-gtawu-and-rbtt-workers-in-matter-of-notice-of-retrenchment-redundancy-and-severance-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/25\/minister-for-labour-rules-in-favour-of-gtawu-and-rbtt-workers-in-matter-of-notice-of-retrenchment-redundancy-and-severance-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister For Labour Rules In Favour Of GTAWU And RBTT Workers In Matter Of Notice Of Retrenchment, Redundancy And Severance Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Minister\u00a0for\u00a0Labour,\u00a0Honourable\u00a0Peter\u00a0David\u00a0has\u00a0ruled\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cNotice\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Union\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cNotice\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Workers\u201d\u00a0under\u00a0Retrenchment,\u00a0Redundancy\u00a0and\u00a0Severance\u00a0Pay,\u00a0shall\u00a0not\u00a0run\u00a0concurrently.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Minister\u00a0for\u00a0Labour\u00a0was\u00a0asked\u00a0to\u00a0Mediate\u00a0by\u00a0RBC\u00a0Financial\u00a0Caribbean\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0breakdown\u00a0in\u00a0negotiations\u00a0between\u00a0RBTT\u00a0Bank\u00a0Grenada\u00a0Limited\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0GTAWU\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0Collective\u00a0Labour\u00a0Agreement\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0period\u00a0July\u00a01,\u00a02015\u00a0\u2013\u00a0June\u00a030,\u00a02019.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Recommendation\u00a0which\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0accepted\u00a0by\u00a0GTAWU\u00a0means\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0RBTT\u00a0Bank\u00a0is\u00a0required\u00a0to\u00a0first\u00a0give\u00a0notice\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Union\u00a0which\u00a0must\u00a0expire\u00a0in\u00a0keeping\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Collective\u00a0Labour\u00a0Agreement\u00a0before\u00a0giving\u00a0Notice\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Worker.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Union is\u00a0looking\u00a0forward\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0signing\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Collective\u00a0Labour\u00a0Agreement\u00a0which\u00a0will\u00a0pave\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0finalisation of\u00a0the\u00a0outstanding\u00a0period\u00a0from\u00a0July\u00a01,\u00a02019.<\/p>\n<p>Also,\u00a0it\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0remembered that\u00a0RBC Financial\u00a0Caribbean\u00a0had\u00a0informed\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0selling\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0Operations\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Eastern\u00a0Caribbean\u00a0which\u00a0includes\u00a0RBTT\u00a0Grenada\u00a0Limited.\u00a0This\u00a0has\u00a0given\u00a0rise\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0issue\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0workers\u00a0to\u00a0exercise\u00a0the\u00a0option\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0terminated\u00a0and\u00a0receive\u00a0Severance\u00a0pay\u00a0in\u00a0keeping\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Collective\u00a0Labour\u00a0Agreement\u00a0between\u00a0the\u00a0Bank and\u00a0GTAWU.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0workers\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0engaged\u00a0in\u00a0\u201cLow\u00a0Level\u201d\u00a0industrial\u00a0actions\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0their\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0sold\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0employer\u00a0and\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0paid\u00a0for\u00a0their\u00a0years\u00a0of\u00a0service\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0previous\u00a0employer\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0wish\u00a0to\u00a0work\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0as\u00a0was\u00a0done\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0former\u00a0Bank\u00a0of\u00a0Nova\u00a0Scotia\u00a0workers.<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0matter\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0Conciliated\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Labour\u00a0Commissioner\u00a0who\u00a0is\u00a0expected\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0recommendations\u00a0towards\u00a0a\u00a0settlement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The\u00a0Minister\u00a0for\u00a0Labour,\u00a0Honourable\u00a0Peter\u00a0David\u00a0has\u00a0ruled\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cNotice\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Union\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cNotice\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Workers\u201d\u00a0under\u00a0Retrenchment,\u00a0Redundancy\u00a0and\u00a0Severance\u00a0Pay,\u00a0shall\u00a0not\u00a0run\u00a0concurrently. 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