Guards working in Berbice for Home Safety Security Service are complaining about being exploited but a senior company official has said that the claims were not relayed to management.
Employees attached to the company’s Berbice division, who asked not to be named, said that even though they have been working overtime and for over two years, they are not being paid for the extra hours. Some also said they have not been allowed an annual leave.
One woman, who has worked for the company for just over two years, told Stabroek News that she is still waiting on the money for her overtime work since November. She also said that even though National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions are deducted from the workers’ monthly salaries, the Scheme has