WORK PERMIT RENEWAL MEASURES ARE BEING RELAXED
Written by Fuze Team on July 23, 2020
Labour and Immigration Vincent Wheatley has announced the relaxing of measures for work permit renewals.
Minister Wheatley told the House of Assembly on Tuesday July 21st, he knows that persons have been complaining about the length of time it takes to receive these certificates of Good Standing as very often they are still operating on manual systems.
He said it has been brought to his attention that there are many employers who have large outstanding balances and are unable to make a one-time payment to qualify for the certificates.
The Minister said it is not their intention to turn well-meaning business persons in criminals, taking into consideration that many businesses are still recovering from the devastation of 2017, they have decided to relax the requirements, just a bit, as they still have to collect their dues.
I wish to make it clear that those businesses not in Good Standing will be allowed to renew work permits once they present a payment plan.
Hon. Vincent Wheatley
He said these plans can be attached to the renewal work permit application which the Department of Labour and Workforce Development will accept to process the renewals.
The Minister also said that a meeting was convened by the Permanent Secretary in his Ministry with all the relevant departments to discuss and address these concerns.
He said coming out of that meeting are plans to put an electronic system in place and thus allow the various departments to respond in a timelier manner.
