Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

88.   Offences in relation to this division

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    (1)   An employer who contravenes section 83 or 84, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

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    (2)   A person who furnishes any particulars required under this Division which the person knows to be misleading, false or deceptive in any material particular commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

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    (3)   An employer who pays an employee less than the statutory minimum wage prescribed in a Minimum Wage Order which applies to the employee, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

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    (4)   It shall be a defence for an employer to satisfy the Court that the contravention of subsection (3) was not wilfull, or due to his or her negligence or that of a person in his or her employment who is authorized to deal with the payment of an employee.