wrongful dismissal - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:58:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Court upholds dismissal of 3 BPL workers tied to $1.9m fraud https://bahamascourtnews.com/court-upholds-dismissal-of-3-bpl-workers-tied-to-1-9m-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-upholds-dismissal-of-3-bpl-workers-tied-to-1-9m-fraud Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:05:55 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4366 NASSAU- A Supreme Court judge has rejected a wrongful dismissal claim by three BPL employees accused of taking part in a scheme that cost the utility company $1.9 million. Justice Ian Winder has ruled that the 2017 dismissals of Finance Division workers Tevaughn Miller, D’Yanndra Curry, and Katonia Neely for gross misconduct and dishonesty were […]

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]]> Ex-church worker wins wrongful dismissal suit https://bahamascourtnews.com/ex-church-worker-wins-wrongful-dismissal-suit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-church-worker-wins-wrongful-dismissal-suit Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:54:50 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/ex-church-worker-wins-wrongful-dismissal-suit/ NASSAU- A former business administrator at Evangelistic Temple was unlawfully forced into retirement, an employment tribunal has ruled. Lauriette Lightfoot had worked at the church for over 13 years up to her retirement on February 14, 2018 at age 65. Lightfoot’s duties included preparing monthly financial statements and the church’s budget. She earned over $50,000 […]

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]]> Worker who failed to detect theft wins wrongful dismissal suit https://bahamascourtnews.com/worker-who-failed-to-detect-theft-wins-wrongful-dismissal-suit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worker-who-failed-to-detect-theft-wins-wrongful-dismissal-suit Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:09:55 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2233 NASSAU-The longest serving employee at Battery and Tyre Specialists has been awarded $33,020 after winning a case for wrongful dismissal. Ms Hall, an accounts supervisor, had worked at the company for 27 years when her bosses fired her without warning on April 4, 2018. Ms. Hall’s bosses alleged that she negligently failed to detect the […]

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]]> BPL unfairly dismissed manager in $1.9m fraud probe https://bahamascourtnews.com/bpl-unfairly-dismissed-manager-in-1-9m-fraud-probe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bpl-unfairly-dismissed-manager-in-1-9m-fraud-probe Thu, 04 Jun 2020 06:10:53 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1632 NASSAU-Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) unfairly fired a senior manager following an internal investigation into a scheme that defrauded the utility company of $1.9 million. When BPL fired Sean Miller on September 18, 2017, he didn’t know his bosses suspected that he took part in the scheme. Miller has testified for the prosecution at the […]

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]]> Judge tosses wrongful dismissal claim https://bahamascourtnews.com/judge-tosses-wrongful-dismissal-claim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-tosses-wrongful-dismissal-claim Wed, 03 Jun 2020 07:30:26 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1612 NASSAU-An accountant has lost a lawsuit seeking $122, 394 compensation for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal. The College of the Bahamas fired Patrick Anthony Hanlan as its director of accounting for incompetence in 2015. In a May 28 ruling, Supreme Court Indra Charles said, “It is plain that the defendant was justified in summarily […]

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