It's going to take some time and paperwork as getting a loan guaranteed means getting involved with the government; and that means spending some extra time on the paperwork and the overall loan process. A government guaranteed loan will be more paper-intensive and take up to four or more weeks be approved.
Yes. A spouse or de factor spouse (common-law spouse living together for at least two years) may be granted one month’s paternity leave without pay.
An employee is not allowed to work for more than twelve hours in a day. It is only in cases of emergencies like an accident or urgent work to be done to the plant or equipment or abnormal pressure of work due to special circumstances or to prevent loss of perishable goods, should an employee be required to work in excess of twelve hours. Under no circumstances, should an employee be required to work in excess of twelve hours on a regular basis. Please contact the Labour Department if you are regularly asked to work for more than twelve hours per day.
All complaints should be submitted to the Director of Trade & Consumer Affairs.
The employer can deduct the wage for the public holiday where an employee fails to work on the last scheduled working day before or the scheduled working day after a public holiday.
Micro, Small & Medium size Enterprises
“Micro Enterprise” means any business where there shall be no more than 5 employees and the gross annual receipts should not exceed $25,000;
“Small Enterprise” means any business where there shall be no more than 10 employees and the gross annual receipts should not exceed $125,000;
“Medium Enterprise” means an already established enterprise where there shall be no more than 20 employees and the gross annual receipts should not exceed $200,000
The Labour Arbitration Tribunal makes decisions about labour disputes and it regulates its own procedures as to how it will do so. This includes complaints about things like unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, redundancy and discrimination in the workplace as well as reviewing certain decisions of the Labour Commissioner.
If the employer has discontinued the practice of a gratuity in order to evade the provision in the 2010 Code on gratuity, then that employer’s employees should lodge a complaint with the Labour Commissioner.
Loans shall be granted at a preferential fixed interest rate of five percent (5%) for the first year. thereafter, Prime + one and three quarter percentage points, with a floor rate of five percent (5%)