Dismissed 243 Employees their Fate in January

The 243 employees of the Regional Assembly, dismissed December 31, 2012, will soon be their fate. The Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal (PBAT), chaired by Mr. Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra, will deliver its verdict in mid-January. One last session on this matter before the PBAT held in Malabar December 18. 

These 243 people working under contract under the old regional plan. They were laid to rest at the end of 2012 due to lack of appropriate budget. This file has sparked social turmoil and led to demonstrations in Port-Mathurin. He had also taken a political color.

For practical purposes, the PBAT held several of its meetings in Rodrigues. And at the meeting of 18 December, employment conditions written in the contract have been read by the defense, who pointed out that licensees were not eligible for compensation. After listening to the parties, the court remanded the case in mid-January for the verdict.

At a previous meeting, the court gave them a glimmer of hope in recognizing them as servants.However, en route, licensees had to change lawyers, the court has ruled on October 25 that Mr. Jacques Panglose was not authorized to represent them. Because it was the legal counsel for the Rodrigues Regional Assembly at the time of recruitment. He was replaced by Mr. Nizam Peeroo.