Workers of the Wales estate are disappointed that they have not received their severance pay more than one month later and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) continues to blame the delay on an interim injunction granted by the High Court.
The sugar unions, GAWU and NAACIE secured an interim injunction restraining GuySuCo from proceeding with plans to sever the employment of workers on the Wales Estate unless it consulted with the unions in accordance with section 12 of the Termination of Employment and Severance Pay Act. The estate’s cane farming operation will close at the end of the year as part of GuySuCo’s restructuring.
Despite wanting the estate to remain in operation, some workers had decided to accept severance which was due on
