The constant agitation by former Employees Lucious Roland (Tito), Michael Smith and a few others and their Attorney at Law Wayne Harrow, has resulted in an estimated 206 former employees of WINERA Ltd receiving varying payments from an undistributed investment surplus of around $1 .2 million EC.
This payment is as a result of a Pension Plan, where employees made a monthly contribution matched by the company. Sagicor Ltd formerly Barbados Mutual was the investment house used to manage the pension plan.
Upon approval by the St. Lucia Financial Regulatory Authority (FSRA), Inland Revenue Department of the Government of Saint Lucia and external auditors BDO, payment will be made by the Pension Manager directly into the confirmed bank accounts of the former employees.
Mr. Lucious Roland stated that, “there were persons saying to us that we have no money coming to us, and that we are wasting our time, but our lawyer Mr. Harrow put enough pressure on the company who had no choice, under threat of legal action but to give us information”.
All former employees are required to contact WINERA to verify their eligibility, identification and provide their banking information.
Notwithstanding the hiccups along the way and the time spent fighting this battle, Mr. Roland said that “the Pension Plan was a brilliant idea thought of by the management of Winera at the time especially Mr. Omar Davis and the NWU”.
SOURCE: Attorney at Law Wayne Harrow
Omar Davis used to make $26,0000/month in 1992. Figure that out
$1,200,000/206 = $5,825. Major Payout?
Get your fact right brother Arsonist.
@ Arsonist….we in here waiting on your rebuttal!! On another note, why are so many of these companies making it so difficult for hard working people to receive whats due to them? Liat, Majestic, Winera, Belle Fashions…..is it because of our labour laws? If so why cant the Labour Minister see it fit to influence change? This is concerning with all those foreign investors and companies flocking to our shores.
you see that labour office self self self i dont think they enforce any laws all they do is sit on their behinds until you come to them. There should be some kind of investigating body who investigate what these companies do their employees there are so many major companies that have workers and they take out tax on them and they NEVER pay NIC for their staff but they always removing the tax and before you make a complaint they quick to say who said it.
Nooks, Former employees of Winfresh Limited are also facing this same predicament.