tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post8965453590296669387..comments2024-03-28T22:36:04.079-04:00Comments on LEGAL RIGHTS: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Severance Pay EntitlementTrinbago Rightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17979966801415147544noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-9880568896679060932020-05-13T22:09:31.798-04:002020-05-13T22:09:31.798-04:00YesYesTrinbago Rightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979966801415147544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-45854662219380667132020-05-03T22:20:24.617-04:002020-05-03T22:20:24.617-04:00http://trinidadandtobagolegalrights.blogspot.com/2...http://trinidadandtobagolegalrights.blogspot.com/2020/05/coronavirus-layoffs-or-retrenchment.htmlTrinbago Rightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979966801415147544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-67110642085922079162020-04-28T22:43:31.777-04:002020-04-28T22:43:31.777-04:00I am working with a company for 3 yrs now, and tod...I am working with a company for 3 yrs now, and today they gave me an employment agreement contract along with my portfolio. I was a secretary now they want me to be an office assistant with same pay, but it's a 1 yr contract with 4% performance pay after 1 yr completion. Am I entitled to anything seeing my position is no longer valid, I have not signed the contract yetAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10922570863962941722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-77939148164724407232020-04-16T13:01:51.234-04:002020-04-16T13:01:51.234-04:00Your entitlement to any sort of payment can only b...Your entitlement to any sort of payment can only be determined by where you work, your contract and/or whether or not the company's actions were reasonable.Trinbago Rightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979966801415147544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-90593218677049952302020-04-16T12:49:58.146-04:002020-04-16T12:49:58.146-04:00You are only entitled to terminal benefits if stat...You are only entitled to terminal benefits if stated in your contract.Trinbago Rightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979966801415147544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-82169738296272828412020-04-15T16:22:14.531-04:002020-04-15T16:22:14.531-04:00Hi I have been working for a company for the past ...Hi I have been working for a company for the past 13 years. I have a medical condition (slip disc) and have been on sick leave since September 2019. Although i submitted fit for work with restricted duties, the company refuse to accept and insist that i continue submitting medical certificates. If the company decides to medically board me, am I entitled to any payment? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-49707637305049671932020-04-14T22:36:44.901-04:002020-04-14T22:36:44.901-04:00When you accepted the the incentive to stay, you f...When you accepted the the incentive to stay, you forfeited that right to VSEP.Trinbago Rightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979966801415147544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-61076727323597566672020-04-11T22:01:37.684-04:002020-04-11T22:01:37.684-04:00I have worked wit a private organisation for 7 yea...I have worked wit a private organisation for 7 years now. In year 4 I was offered VSEP (Voluntary Separation Package) which was accepted and I was given a formal letter of my last day with the company. In my last month at the company, I was asked to stay on for a new role, I did not received the VSEP package by my salary was increased as an incentive to stay on. The role never materialized and for the years post VSEP I aided in clean up exercises. Now that all is well, the company wants to dissolve my department and place me in another department without given consideration to my growth professionally, or my thoughts as a person. <br />Also, the only form of compensation they want to offer now is severance, which is less than what I would have gotten if I'd left in year 4 when VSEP was offered.<br />Is this acceptable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-89457007365904000282020-03-30T17:56:55.964-04:002020-03-30T17:56:55.964-04:00Gratuity is never mandatory, unless included in th...Gratuity is never mandatory, unless included in the contract.Trinbago Rightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979966801415147544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-27093036092212152072020-03-27T09:56:57.832-04:002020-03-27T09:56:57.832-04:00I am working with a company that is sending employ...I am working with a company that is sending employees on temporary layoffs for 31days,no pay for that period is it legal.Johnathan Ramnananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098570236460664627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-79243140281256685032020-02-29T00:53:28.950-05:002020-02-29T00:53:28.950-05:00Good day, Dr. Broome. What about unused vacation l...Good day, Dr. Broome. What about unused vacation leave? I qualified for vacation after 1 year of service, but resigned 1 month after. As such I was unable to utilize any of my vacation days. Is the company obligated to pay me for the days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-18125236024730413622020-02-12T19:23:59.281-05:002020-02-12T19:23:59.281-05:00Hi,I have 43 years service in a private company an...Hi,I have 43 years service in a private company and the retirement age is 60 years.If the company has a set retirement age of 60 years do they have to pay gratuity at my retirement because im not retiring voluntarily or can I to work untill I choose to retire without gratuity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-13012849985851815112020-01-27T19:32:08.161-05:002020-01-27T19:32:08.161-05:00Good Evening,
I worked for a company just shy of 7...Good Evening,<br />I worked for a company just shy of 7 years... Earlier this year the boss verbally abused me in front of clients and staff. She even reached so far as to say " I am the Boss and I can speak to u however I want .... If you want to leave . Leave! At that moment I felt so humiliated and took my things and left. After much thought, I decided to resigned because this was not the first time... Am I entitled to any sort of benefits?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-89003447170911609732019-11-10T05:56:07.734-05:002019-11-10T05:56:07.734-05:00I am working with a company for 14 years as a perm...I am working with a company for 14 years as a permanent worker and the owners decided to sell the company. The new company wants to contract the workers but I don't want to stay on contract. Is the old company required to pay me severance Dsfphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412274218832782843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-71416914089923177682019-09-07T13:00:47.369-04:002019-09-07T13:00:47.369-04:00I resign from my job giving them 1 month notice , ...I resign from my job giving them 1 month notice , three days after they terminate me . I'm I suppose to get ,my full month pay ?jbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13749789956835968254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-50384302585810994072019-07-27T09:37:39.512-04:002019-07-27T09:37:39.512-04:00at my job, there is staff cut..but now it is requi...at my job, there is staff cut..but now it is required of us to do other jobs seeing that there is limited workers and we are pressured to do so....they cross-train us so that waitresses has to fall in for receptionist and cashier for the same pay rate..is this illegal?humblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478302628270308667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-8911202044043015982019-07-22T14:09:14.670-04:002019-07-22T14:09:14.670-04:00Hi good day, i was employ for 3 years witch i was ...Hi good day, i was employ for 3 years witch i was pernement with the company, beeing send home for 3 months on temperey stay home i collect a termenation letter, was not paid for the 45day an on the 3rd are this month i recieve 2700 in my account from the company not knoing how much i have to collect from the company, can i kno if the company has to pay me for the 3 months an the 45 day i was home please Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239814224521090901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-47444076576318532502019-07-04T18:15:15.726-04:002019-07-04T18:15:15.726-04:00I have been working as a babysitter for Four years...I have been working as a babysitter for Four years and two months . However the child is almost 5 years old and is preparing to go primary school .My employer said she would non longer be needing my service . Am i entitled to severance pay ? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-76830867809872473002019-06-24T10:22:40.473-04:002019-06-24T10:22:40.473-04:00Is this calculation based on last salary or for ea...Is this calculation based on last salary or for each year the salary you worked for? In terms of calculating the percentage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-40568397088685311622019-06-21T18:40:17.862-04:002019-06-21T18:40:17.862-04:00It has been three and a half months since I was un...It has been three and a half months since I was unemployed however the company I was employed with send us letters stating that we would be paid one month after we have been retrenched still no severance have been paid to date is there anything I could do. ? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376448523044150479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-42838462436616238302019-06-15T20:19:18.370-04:002019-06-15T20:19:18.370-04:00OkvthanksOkvthanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239814224521090901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-26371541516020733602019-06-15T20:18:59.396-04:002019-06-15T20:18:59.396-04:00Hello is the 45 day payable by the company when be...Hello is the 45 day payable by the company when being paid severance pay Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239814224521090901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-88614823569549638062019-05-22T18:09:30.224-04:002019-05-22T18:09:30.224-04:00If the employer is severing all the employees to m...If the employer is severing all the employees to manufacture product at a different location would this mean company is closed down? Product will be labelled with same brand name that it orginal has. Can employer legally not follow severence benefit outline in collective agreement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153896355593870267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-4639670496733805822017-12-13T12:53:33.718-05:002017-12-13T12:53:33.718-05:00Good afternoon. I have been working for a company ...Good afternoon. I have been working for a company on a fixed term contract where there were no breaks. I was given a 6 months contract i was then assest and was given another 6 month contract. There were no breaks within contracts. However yesterday i was called into a meeting with a couple of other co works and was told that we were to receive Vsep or other contract will not be renwed. The Vsep package we were offered was 6 weeks pay. On reason was given as to why we were not needed. We wasnt given the right to appeal. There were no assestment done. The slection of who were to be sent home was the managers had to select names from a list of workers of who stays and who goes.we didnt even get time to think over anything. What do we do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579793611910834836.post-28172646348941338142017-11-25T11:58:06.373-05:002017-11-25T11:58:06.373-05:00Good afternoon I’ve been working for a company for...Good afternoon I’ve been working for a company for the past 4 yrs and due to a incident they decided to close down the business, No notice was given to us, are we entitled to severance benefits? Also can we get our vacation salary if we didn't take vacation in the time we worked there?UNKNOWNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080591624094593249noreply@blogger.com