Landmark Ruling by CCJ Brings Clarity to ERA

The judgement handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on May 7, 2020 in the matter of Chefette Restaurants Limited vs Orlando Harris marks a watershed moment in the short history of the Employment Rights Act (ERA). Certainly, the judgment is welcome news for employers who to date have been hard pressed to understand the exorbitant sums awarded to employees, even in circumstances where the determining factor in the outcome of the case was based on a procedural mis-step by the employer, void of discriminatory and proscribed reasons such as trade union activities, HIV/AIDS infection, racial discrimination.