Employers are obligated by law to report redundancies to the Department of Labour. This is stipulated in the Protection of Employment Act Section 12 (3) Cap 212 of the Revised Laws of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2009. All employers shall inform the recognized trade union, or if none exists, the employees’ representative and the Labour Commissioner in writing one month prior to the simultaneous or successive termination of the services of five or more employees.
Table 1).
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Employees reported to the Department of Labour as redundant by their employer and by occupation. |
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ISCO |
Occupation |
2009 |
2010 |
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1211 |
Finance managers |
1 |
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2424 |
Training and staff development professionals |
1 |
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3114 |
Electronics engineering technicians |
2 |
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3150 |
Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians |
1 |
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3312 |
Credit and loans officers |
5 |
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3322 |
Commercial sales representatives |
1 |
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3341 |
Office supervisors |
1 |
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3513 |
Computer network and systems technicians |
1 |
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4300 |
Numerical and material recording clerks |
2 |
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4110 |
General office clerks |
1 |
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4130 |
Keyboard operators |
68 |
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4132 |
Data entry clerks |
1 |
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4212 |
Bookmakers, croupiers and related gaming workers |
3 |
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4214 |
Debt-collectors and related workers |
1 |
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4220 |
Client information workers |
1 |
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4320 |
Material-recording and transport clerks |
62 |
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4321 |
Stock clerks |
1 |
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5414 |
Security guards |
1 |
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7100 |
Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians |
140 |
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7215 |
Riggers and cable splicers |
1 |
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7420 |
Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers |
2 |
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7422 |
Information and communications technology installers and servicers |
3 |
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9100 |
Cleaners and helpers |
2 |
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9330 |
Transport and storage labourers |
2 |
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9999 |
Not stated |
4 |
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Table 2).
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Redundancies registered by the Department of Labour in 2009 and 2010 by the most immediate reason and number of employees involved |
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Most immediate reason |
2009 |
2010 |
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A significant reduction of business operations, more specifically |
73 |
8 |
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Decline in sales and or production |
73 |
8 |
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Decline in profits |
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Restructuring of the business operations due to, |
227 |
0 |
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A merger/new ownership |
14 |
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Privatization of public corporations/statutory bodies |
7 |
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Major issues/long term problems affecting the profitability of the business |
62 |
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Other (specify)…………………………………….. |
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Not Stated |
144 |
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Total |
300 |
8 |