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The Directorate of Dispute Prevention and Resolution (DDPR) says people who fail to comply with orders made in arbitration awards by the DDPR will be subjected to arrests, which may lead to imprisonment for six months. The Directorate made this warning after imprisonment of a Chinese businessman who refused to comply with an order of the Labour Court to pay salaries to 23 employees. A press release from the Directorate of Dispute Prevention and Resolution
(DDPR) states that Mr. Chen Hui Lin who operated a building construction
company called Hong Ye Construction in Maseru had been sued at the DDPR by
his former employees who claimed monies, which were supposed to have been
paid while they were in his employment. According to the release, Mr Lin
ignored the DDPR referral summons and did not attend the proceedings as such
an award was made in default The release shows that he again refused to pay sums that the DDPR
ordered him to pay as stated in the arbitration, adding that in accordance
with the provisions of the Labour Code Order, the employees filed an
application in the Labour Court, for the court to enforce the award. It
added that the Labour Court in exercising powers conferred on it by Law
issued a warrant of arrest against Mr. Lin. It further added that The press release said 24 people who failed to comply with the orders
have already been arrested, some of whom are prominent businessmen in the
country. The DDPR has therefore asked people to attend its proceedings when
they are called to appear and if orders are made against them, they should
comply, adding that if they do not comply, they would most certainly be
arrested and imprisoned. The DDPR is a body established in terms of the
Labour Code (Amendment) Act 2000. It has been established among other things
to resolve labour disputes through the process of conciliation and
arbitration. 05 August, 2002
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| SOURCE: LENA |