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Trade Minister and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Paula Gopee-Scoon, is assuring that Digicel Trinidad & Tobago Limited complied with this country’s labour laws when they announced the retrenchment of 126 local employees. Digicel announced on Monday (27th March 2023) that the layoffs will take effect on 10th May 2023, as the company transitions its Trinidad Consumer Contact Centre to a consolidated Regional Centre of Excellence in Jamaica. Gopee-Scoon gave the assurance in response to UNC Senator Wade Mark’s query about whether Digicel’s decision to retrench 126 employees was done in accordance with the Retrenchment and Severance Benefits Act (RSBA). She said Digicel’s Chief Executive Officer, Abraham Smith, informed the Labour Minister on 27th March 2023 of the company’s decision, as the employees had become “surplus to its requirements.” Gopee-Scoon noted that Digicel, acting within the RSBA, gave forty-five (45) days’ notice to the affected employees, which commenced on 27th March 2023. Therefore, the retrenchment notice was carried out in a legal manner. “Each of the affected employees shall receive severance packages together with all terminal benefits due to them,” she added. Digicel has made efforts to get the 126 employees introduced to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) agents, or businesses that already exist in T&T and are expanding. “Already, I’m aware Digicel has made efforts to have these particular people introduced to the other BPO agents or businesses that already exist in T&T and which are in expansion mode, so that these young people can have the opportunity. But they’ll have to go through the necessary hiring process,” Gopee-Scoon said.
“In any event, this also provides an opportunity and is an opening for the new BPOs that will come on stream shortly. There are several coming on stream that have been negotiated through InvesTT and especially with the expansion of our special economic zones, we’ll be opening the door to even more BPOs coming to T&T.” [Source: T&T Guardian] We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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