Thirty-seven employees of the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Kingston have been made redundant according to Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton who noted that the severed employees are from various departments of the operations.
The decision comes amid the lockdown of the country’s international airports and curtailment of dining activities in the wake of COVID-19 which have resulted in drastic drops in business levels in hotels. Guyana Marriott Hotel officials when pressed for comments asked that questions to be emailed and promised to respond. Up to press time there was no response.
Hamilton yesterday told Stabroek News that on August 24, the company wrote the Chief Labour Officer, Charles Ogle, informing him of their plans to let go of the workers.
