Ministry of Health and Environmental Control v Bustamante Industrial Trade Union

• Jurisdiction: Jamaica
• Judge: Lloyd, C.,Holness, R.,White, R.
• Judgment Date: 02 November 1976
• Date: 02 November 1976
• Court: Industrial Dispute Tribunal (Jamaica)
• Docket Number: IDT 45 of 1976

Industrial Disputes Tribunal

Lloyd, C.; Holness, R.; White, R.

IDT 45 of 1976

Ministry of Health and Environmental Control

and

Bustamante Industrial Trade Union

Labour Law - Industrial Disputes — Terms of Employment

Labour Law - Industrial Disputes — Conditions of Employment

REFERENCE:

1 By letter dated 22 ^nd July, 1976, the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, in accordance with section 9 of the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act, 1975, referred to the Tribunal for settlement, an industrial dispute between the Ministry of Health and Environmental Control (Bellevue Hospital) and the National Workers Union and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union.

2 The Terms of Reference to the Tribunal were as follows:–

“to determine and settle the dispute between the Ministry of Health (Bellevue Hospital) on the one hand and certain workers employed by the Ministry of Health at the Bellevue Hospital and represented jointly by the National Workers Union and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union on the other hand, over certain matters relating to temporary watchmen, premium pay to security guards for work done on public holidays, wage increase in respect of barber and hairdresser, insurance coverage on behalf of workers and the provision of improved security measures.”

3 The division of the Tribunal selected in accordance with section 8(2) of the Act to hear the dispute was –

Mr. James M. Lloyd	—	Chairman
Mr. Noel Holness	—	Employers' Representative
Mr. Dorrel White	—	Workers' Representative

4 The Employer was represented by –

Mr. Dennis Edmunds (Legal)
Mr. Keith Gordon	—	Hospital Administrator
Mr. Anthony Irons	—	Ministry of the Public Service
Mr. G.L. Taylor	—	Ministry of Health & Environmental Control

5 The National Workers Union was represented by –

Mr. Clifford Brown

6 There were several Worker/Delegates in attendance.

SUBMISSIONS AND SITTINGS

7 Written briefs were submitted by the parties and oral submissions were made at the two sittings on the 10 ^th and 16 ^th September, 1976.

8 Members of the Tribunal and representatives of both Unions visited the Bellevue Hospital in connection with the Unions' request for improved security at the Hospital.

AWARD

9 Claim No. 1 TEMPORARY WATCHMAN

We Award that the Temporary Watchman who have not yet reached the retiring age should be placed on the permanent staff in the grade of Watchman and paid the appropriate salary with effect from 1 ^st July, 1976.

10 Claim No. 2 PREMIUM PAY TO SECURITY GUARDS FOR WORK ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

We award that Security Guards should premium pay for work on public holidays on the same basis as is now being paid to Nurses in the Institution.

11 Claim No. 3 TEMPORARY BARBER AND TEMPORARY HAIRDRESSER

We...