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SECTION 3 JUDGEMENTS DELIVERED IN 2015/2016

TRADE DISPUTES TD NO. PARTY NO. 1 PARTY NO. 2 CORAM DATE OF
DELIVERY
During the period 2012/13 to 2015/16 (Oct. 2012 – Sep. 2016), the Court received OSHA Occupational Safety Samba Brewing HH Mrs. H. Seale 02.06.16
3083 new Trade Disputes. Of these disputes, 60.5% of the matters (1,864) were 20/15 and Health Authority Company and Winery HH Mr. K. Jack ORAL
related to dismissal/termination of employment while others were related to and Agency Limited HH Mrs. K. George- JUDGEMENT
suspensions (219 matters), failure to pay wages (167 matters) and failure to pay Marcelle
other benefits such as sick leave, injury leave and overtime (117 matters). TD Central Trinidad All Trinidad General HH Mrs. H. Seale 03.06.16
75/12(S) Steel Limited Workers' Trade Union HH Mr. P. Rabathaly ORAL
Table 3.6: TYPE OF TRADE DISPUTES (GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION ONLY) HH Mr. N. A. Mohammed JUDGEMENT

All Trinidad General
TRADE DISPUTES 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 TD 519/13 Workers' Trade Union Thor Security Services HH Mr. M. Daniel 06.06.16
(QI & QII)
441/14
ORAL
HH Ms. B. Mahabir
Limited
Suspension 72 54 33 60 30 Transport and HH. Mr. R. Linton JUDGEMENT
Dismissal/Termination 501 448 338 577 284 TD 102/15 Industrial Workers' Construtora OAS HH Mr. M. Daniel 08.06.16
Retrenchment/ Redundancy 6 2 5 3 3 Union Limited HH Mr. A. Aberdeen ORAL
Failure to pay Wages 47 28 36 56 13 HH. Dr. S. Samaroo JUDGEMENT
Failure to pay Severance Benefits 10 13 10 4 10 ICA Svitzer Marine Oilfields Workers’ HH Mrs. S. Ramparas 09.06.16
Unilateral Variations of Contract 10 12 11 16 3 1/15(S) Trinidad and Tobago Trade Union HH Dr. S. Samaroo
Breakdown in Negotiations 17 27 20 7 17 Limited HH Mr. M. Mitchell
Failure to pay other benefits 20 30 11 56 14 TD 218/10 National Worker’s The Ministry of Health HH Mrs. S. Ramparas 10.06.16
(sick leave, overtime, injury leave, Union HH Mr. G. Rousseau
Shift Bonus, non-payment of HH Mr. R. Linton
vacation leave, non-payment of RSBD 9/13 Oilfields Workers' Amerijet Caribbean HH Mr. R. Lutchmedial 10.06.16
leave for union business, Trade Union Express Limited HH Ms. B. Mahabir
commission, heat bonus, HH Mrs. K. George-
Marcelle
increments, travelling allowance)
Failure/Refusal to confirm/promote 29 25 29 31 15 ESD TD Banking, Insurance Caribbean Airlines HH Mr. L. Achong 13.06.16
ORAL
and General
Illegal deduction from salary 8 12 6 8 2 30/12 Workers' Union Limited HH Mr. K. Jack JUDGEMENT
Lays off - - - 3 5
Miscellaneous 88 123 51 130 41 TD 56/14 Banking, Insurance Cipriani College of HH Mr. M. Daniel 14.06.16
TOTAL 808 774 550 951 437 and General Labour and HH Mr. P. Rabathaly
Workers' Union Co-Operative Studies HH Mr. M. Maharaj
Source: Industrial Court of Trinidad & Tobago
TD 47/15 Communication Sunny Group of HH Mrs. K. George- 14.06.16
Workers' Union Companies (trading Marcelle ORAL
In FY 2015/16 (Oct. 2015 – Sep. 2016) there was a marked increase of over 70% in as Ma Pau Members HH. Dr. S. Samaroo JUDGEMENT
the number of trade disputes filed related to dismissal/termination of employment Club) HH Mrs. J. Christopher-
when compared to FY 2014/15 (Oct. 2014 – Sep. 2015). In the first two quarters of Nicholls
FY 2016/17 (Oct. 2016 – Sep. 2017), 437 trade disputes were received by the Court, TD National Truckers, SM Jaleel & Company HH Mrs. S. Ramparas 14.06.16
65% of which dealt with grievances related to dismissal/termination of Operators and Limited HH Mr. B. Dabideen ORAL
50/12(S)
employment. Moreover, consistent with the prevailing industrial relations climate General Workers' HH Mr. R. Linton JUDGEMENT
the Court received 5 trade disputes arising from layoffs compared to FY 2015/16 Trade Union
(Oct. 2015 – Sep. 2016) where there were only 3 such disputes. TD 61/12 Public Services The University of HH Mrs. H. Seale 16.06.16
Association of Trinidad and Tobago HH Mr. K. Jack ORAL
Trinidad and Tobago JUDGEMENT

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