The Ministry of Labour yesterday said it is in receipt of numerous complaints filed against security firms across Guyana in relation to pay and entitlements for guards and it urged compliance with the law.
In a release, the ministry cited sections of the labour law that are the most prominently violated in the security sector.
It adverted to Section 3 of the ‘Leave with Pay Act Cap 99:02’ which states that every worker is entitled to leave and sets out how leave is to be computed. The release noted that Section 4 of the said Act states that no employer shall require a worker to take his/her leave with pay in a period less than six consecutive days; provided that any of the days which are Sundays or Public Holidays shall not be computed as leave with pay. Additionally, the rate at which leave is calculated is at an employee’s current daily wage: Section 5(1).