Marvo Y. Leacock v Bjerkhamn Associates Ltd

• Jurisdiction: Barbados
• Judge: Kathy-A. Hamblin,Beverley Beckles,John Williams
• Judgment Date: 11 October 2017
• Docket Number: NO. ERT 025/2014
• Court: Employment Rights Tribunal (Barbados)

IN THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS TRIBUNAL

Before:

Kathy-A. Hamblin, Deputy Chairman

Beverley Beckles, Employees' Representative

John Williams, Employers' Representative

NO. ERT 025/2014

Between:

Marvo Y. Leacock

Claimant

and

Bjerkhamn Associates Limited

Respondent

APPEARANCES:

Mr. Glenroy Goddard, Attorney-at-Law for the Claimant who was present.

The Respondent was not in attendance

DECISION

1 The majority decision of the Tribunal is that the notice given by the Respondent Employer, Bjerkhamn Associates Limited to the Claimant, Marvo Y. Leacock was inadequate in that it was less than the one month's notice which the Respondent was required to give the Claimant pursuant to Section 22 (3) (a) of the Employment Rights Act, 2012–9 (as amended) (“the Act”). The effective date of the notice was November 25, 2013, and the date of termination was November 29, 2013.

Accordingly, the Respondent is in breach of Section 24(1) (b) of the Act and is ordered to pay the Claimant

being the total sum of $5,900.00, on...