By Aaron Humes, Belmopan: A contingent of former employees of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), organized as the Belize Communications Workers for Justice (BCWJ), have taken their protest over payment of severance and benchmarked six percent interest from the date of separation from BTL to the National Assembly.
Spokesperson Emily Turner described the thinking of the BTL management and the Government as divergent, as while severance is generally agreed must be paid, interest on that severance remains a sticking point – BTL wants to pay only from the date of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judgment last November 5; the Prime Minister has authorized at least three percent dating back to date of separation, while the BCWJ insists on six percent from the date of separation – as some workers not part of their group have already gotten.
According to Michael Augustine, another affected ex-worker, two former BTL employees have gone in since the Prime Minister’s announcement but didn’t get what they were hoping for, never mind asking for.
So the workers want to meet with the P.M. and Minister of Labour Kareem Musa, but will continue their protests at the offices and businesses of members of the BTL Board of Directors. They also want to see the legal fees paid by BTL for the CCJ case and since in litigating the matter.
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By Aaron Humes, Belmopan: A contingent of former employees of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), organized as the Belize Communications Workers for Justice (BCWJ), have taken their protest over payment of severance and benchmarked six percent interest from the date of separation from BTL to the National Assembly. Spokesperson Emily Turner described the thinking of the
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