Bridget Barrow v Peter Hill

• Jurisdiction: Barbados
• Court: Employment Rights Tribunal (Barbados)
• Judge: Emerson Graham,Beverley Beckles,John Williams
• Judgment Date: 19 November 2020
• Docket Number: Case No: ERT/2014/005

EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS TRIBUNAL

Before:

Emerson Graham, Q.C. Chairman

Beverley Beckles Member

John Williams Member

Case No: ERT/2014/005

Bridget Barrow

Claimant

and

Peter Hill

Respondent

APPEARANCES:

Mr. Mark Hope, Attorney-at-Law for the Claimant

Respondent absent

BACKGROUND

1 The Claimant was employed by the Respondent as a Housekeeper and a Nanny. She commenced her employment with the Respondent around March 1999.

2 She continued working with the Respondent until June 25, 2013 a total of 14 years during which time she got no letters of complaint or warning neither was she commended for her work.

3 On June 25, 2013 she accidently dropped a packet of pills from her pocket. The said pills were picked up by the Respondent who thereupon accused her of trying to poison his dog.-

4 The Claimant was dismissed on the said June 25, 2013.

5 The Claimant was later given $100.00 by the Respondent's parents and at a later date was given $360.00 by a Mrs Lee Hill.

6 She received no further money from the Respondent or anyone associated with him.

HEARING

The matter came on for hearing on two occasions. On each occasion the Tribunal was informed that messages had been sent to the Respondent but he never responded.

The Tribunal decided to have published in the Barbados Advocate and the Nation Newspaper a notice to the Respondent outlining the date for the hearing of the case. That date for the hearing of the case was 19 ^th November 2020.

The Registrar of the Tribunal Mr. Winston Chase informed the Tribunal on the 20 ^th November 2020 stating that the notice was published in the Nation Newspaper on 10 ^th November 2020 and in the Advocate Newspaper on the 12 ^th November 2020

DECISION

The Tribunal...