University of the West Indies

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Supervisory
Labour
Law Management
Assignment 1

Presented to: Mr. Michael

Kennedy
Presented by: Keren Cuff
(00757)

December 2015

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CONTENT

Question 1..3-5

Question 2..6-7

Question 38-9

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Question 1: The Minimum Wage Act

Vin Green worked as a General Worker at Country Produce since
March 14, 2016. During his 4th week of employment his boss told the
workers that he was going to Florida and the supermarket would thus
be closed for 2 days (Thursday and Friday). The supermarket is not
operated on weekends. Later, a situation existed during the work week
of May 9th whereby Vin was required to work at the supermarket for 10
hours each day from Monday to Sunday for that week only- which was
more than his usual 40 hour work week for which he normally received
$6200.00 per week.
1. Calculate the minimum the employer can pay Vin for the
work-week that the business was closed although it was
not the fault of the workers.
2. Calculate the correct amount (minimum) to be paid by the
employer for the week in which overtime was done.

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Ans 1: Minimum Paid for the week when the business was closed on Thursday and
Friday

Mon
Regul
ar
Hours
Singl
e
Time
Rate
Regul
ar
Pay

Tues

Wed

155

155

1240

1240

Thur
Close
8 d

155

1240

155

1240

Fri

Sat

Sun

Week
ly
Total

Close
d

155

1240

S
6200

Vin should receive his full pay for the week as he is a weekly paid worker and the closure of the business
is no fault of his.

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Part 2: Payment for week in which the overtime was done (Week 9)

Mon
Regular
Hours

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

Single Time
Rate

155

155

155

155

155

Regular Pay

1240

1240

1240

1240

1240

10

Time and
half rate

232.5

232.5

232.5

232.5

232.5

232.5

Time and
half Pay

465

465

465

465

465

2325

Time and
half hours

6200

Double time
hours
Double time
rate

Weekly
Total

4650

10

310

310

310

310

310

Double time
pay

Total for
Week 9

310

310
3100

3100

$
13,950.00

Vin should receive $13,950.00 for the week he worked overtime.

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Question 2 : The Holiday With Pay Order

Mark Reddie commenced working at Never Rest Ltd. on March 5,
2013 as a Clerk. He was paid $9000.00 per week since his employment
and never got a raise. He spoke strongly to his Manager about this fact
and was told to resign if he did not like the wages. Mark got very upset
and struck the Manager in the face. He was dismissed on the spot, the
same day (Friday April 8, 2016)
1. Calculate specific amount due to Mark for all his vacation
leave as he never received any since his employment.
2. Mark also made a verbal request for his sick leave pay for
the period.

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Ans 2:

Part 1: Total Pay in Lieu of Vacation Leave

Length of
Employment
March 5, 2013 - March
4, 2014
March 5, 2014 - March
4, 2015
March 5, 2015 - March
4, 2016
March 5, 2016 - April 8,
2016
Total Pay in Lieu of
Vacation Leave

Period
1 year
1 year /more
than 110 days
1 year /more
than 110 days
More than 22
days

Vacatio
n
Leave
Earned
(Days)

Weekly
Earnings
$

$
18,000.00

$
18,000.00

$
18,000.00

10 9,000.00
10 9,000.00
10 9,000.00
1

Pay In Lieu
on Vacation
Leave = 2
weeks
earnings

$ 1800.00 1800.00
$
55,800.00

Part 2: Sick Leave Pay for the Period

Pay for sick leave not used during the year is discretionary on the part of the
employer and is not a given. It is a provision for recuperating from illness and is not
accumulated like vacation leave and should not be used as an extension of vacation
leave.

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Question 3: The Maternity Leave Act

A female worker who is pregnant and is employed for three (3) years
was told by the Ministry of Labour that she is not eligible for
maternity leave. Examine the Act and discuss four (4) possible
reasons why this was legally possible.

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Ans 3:

Under the Maternity Leave Act, 1979 a female worker may not be eligible for
maternity leave under the following conditions:

1. If the pregnancy for which the maternity leave is being requested is

her fourth pregnancy. Under the aforementioned act the employer only
obligated to give maternity leave with pay for only three (3)
pregnancies.
2. If the maternity leave is required before the 28th week of confinement.
Under the Maternity Leave Act a female employee must complete a
minimum of 28 weeks in order to qualify for maternity leave.
3. The employee will not qualify for maternity leave if they have not
completed 52 weeks of continuous service to the company up to the
time that the maternity leave is required.
4. The worker will not qualify for maternity leave if they have not advised
the employer in writing of the pregnancy by the 29th week and put in
an application for the maternity leave. The letter requesting the leave
should indicate an intent to return to work.

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