Massy may send home 47 in Barbados

(Barbados Nation) At least 47 people will lose their jobs when the Massy Store, formerly JB’s, at Sargeant’s Village in Christ Church closes.

Employees who attended yesterday’s lengthy meeting with management at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre said that was the figure given to them.

The DAILY NATION understands that 69 workers have asked for severance packages, with the entire redundancy process scheduled to begin from today.

From as early as 4:30 p.m. staff were gathering for the meeting which was not opened to the media. More than 200 staff members attended, as all six of Massy’s supermarkets and stores were scheduled to close at 2 p.m.