Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

442.   Awards

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    (1)   Without prejudice to any provision of this Act giving powers to the Tribunal, it shall have the right to award an applicant any sum of money judged to be due to him or her under this Act.

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    (2)   Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Tribunal's award may include any one or more of the following—

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      (a)     compensation for unfair dismissal;

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      (b)     an award of termination benefit;

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      (c)     an award of remuneration that has not been properly given as required under this Act;

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      (d)     an award of leave pay when the employer has not complied with the provisions of this Act relating thereto;

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      (e)     reinstatement or re-engagement in accordance with this Act;

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      (f)     an award of damages.

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    (3)   Any monetary award of the Tribunal shall be recoverable as a liquidated civil debt.

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    (4)   An award by the Tribunal shall be included amongst the debts which under the relevant law are in the distribution of the property or assets of a bankrupt, or in the winding-up of a company and shall rank pari passu with taxes upon the bankrupt or company where application to the Tribunal has been made before the date of the receiving order of the commencement of the winding up of the company as the case may be.