Two former employees of the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU), Keith Griffith and Robert Ross are to be compensated after it was determined that they were unjustly dismissed in 1998.
This is according to a release yesterday from the Ministry of Public Telecommu-nications (MoPT).
The decision followed collaboration among four ministries: the Ministry of the Presidency, MoPT, the Ministry of Social Protection (MoSP) and the Ministry of Legal Affairs which had previously not been disclosed to the public.
MoPT said that an in-depth investigation had been conducted by the Ministry of Social Protection which found among other things that “managerial indecency” was at the root of the dismissal of the two employees.
The release said that the two senior managers had been dismissed under “questionable circumstances”.
The release added that “Rather than seek redress through the courts, they appealed internally to H.E. President David Granger” who referred the matter to the subject Ministry – MoPT which then collaborated with the MoSP to resolve the matter.
“The two Ministries investigated the complaints which required the examination of available historical records which were more than a decade old, and interviewed relevant personnel, some of whom were already retired. No evidence was unearthed to justify or substantiate the actions taken against these employees.
“The Ministry of Social Protection, in pursuit of justice, concluded that a grave wrong had been done to the two men and therefore submitted that the dismissal should not be allowed to stand. The recommended course of action is compensation, and that recommendation has been endorsed by the Attorney General’s Chambers.
“Thus, the Ministry of Social Protection is delighted to announce that the recommendation has been implemented”, the release said.
The release added that the (MoSP) has also emphasized that no matter how long it takes, “it will always ensure that injustices inflicted on any worker at any level, whether in the Private or Public Sector, are remedied so that workers’ rights and dignities could be maintained and sustained within the parameters of Justice”.
The release said that the MoSP’s Report emanating from this investigation will be officially handed over to MoPT today.
The NFMU was dissolved on May 10 this year.
