A travel agency and its director were convicted and fined in Court on 1 September 2005 for failing to pay salaries to an employee for 22 months. The company was ordered to pay a total fine of $13,000, the highest fine imposed on a company so far for failing to pay salaries. The director was convicted for consenting to the commission of the offences by the company and was ordered to pay a total fine of $5000, failing which he would face 10 weeks imprisonment. The Court also agreed for the fines recovered to be paid to the employee as recovery of his arrears in salary of $13,859.60.

Investigations revealed that the employer had violated the Employment Act for 22 months from July 2001 to April 2003 for failing to pay the monthly salary due to the employee before the expiry of the 7th day after the salary period.

Under the provisions of the Employment Act, it is an offence for an employer not to pay salaries within the 7 day period. If found guilty, the employer can be fined up to $1,000 or imprisoned for up to 6 months or both, for each offence.

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Employer and Director convicted and fined $18,000 for failing to pay salaries

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