Aracari Resort owner settles wrongful dismissal claim brought by former guard

Oodhow Katwaru

One day before a court case filed against the Aracari Resort by the Department of Labour was to be heard, the owner made a decision to pay a security guard who was wrongfully dismissed and was owed for working with no overtime and no leave days.

The former guard, Oodhow Katwaru, 76, yesterday collected a cheque for $68,400 from the Labour Department’s Brickdam office.

The charges brought against the resort owner, Sasenarain Shewnarain, were for failure to pay sum in lieu of termination, failure to produce records requested, failure to grant leave with pay, failure to give notice of termination and failure to pay overtime.

Junior Social Protection Minister Simona Broomes had told Stabroek News two weeks ago that the importance in