Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union v Burger King, Mr. Sydney Outten and Debra Outten

• Jurisdiction: Bahamas
• Court: Industrial Court (Bahamas)
• Judgment Date: 24 January 2002
• Docket Number: No.467 of 2000

In the matter of the Industrial Relations Act

Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union

Applicant

and

Burger King, Mr. Sydney Outten and Debra Outten

Respondents

No.467 of 2000

INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL

NASSAU

ORDER

• TO: {i} Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union

• {ii} Ms. Khalila Astwood

  Evans & Co.

  Counsel for the Applicants

• {iii} Rawson McDonald Esq.

  Counsel for the Respondent

• (iv) Director Of Labour

1 WHEREAS a trade dispute against the Respondents was reported to the Minister by the Applicant on behalf of Javana Delancy, Brenda Ramsey, Monique Bellot, Nicole Bellot, Barbara Darling and Dianne Moncur {hereinafter together called “the said parties”} on April 6, 2000; and

2 WHEREAS pursuant to Section 7 6 of the Industrial Relations {Amendment} Act, 1996, the said trade dispute was referred to the Industrial Tribunal by Certificate of Referral dated April 27, 2000; and

3 WHEREAS the Applicant cited in the said Certificate of Referral hitherto acted only in a representative capacity for the said parties; and

4 WHEREAS the Respondents referred to in the said Certificate of Referral are a franchise and the beneficial owners of O'Dam Investments Limited, the franchise holder respectively; and

5 WHEREAS the said parties were at all material times the employees of the said O'Dam Investments Limited; and

6 WHEREAS the parties through counsel have advised that the Applicant no longer represents them;

7 NOW IT IS HEREBY ORDERED {pursuant to section 53F(1)(b) and (c) of the Industrial Relations amendment Act 1996}:

• 1. That the said parties be substituted as Applicants herein in lieu of the Applicant.

• 2. That henceforth the said O'Dam Investments Limited be cited as the Respondent herein in lieu of the Respondents and that the parties be cited pursuant to the exhibit herewith.

HARRISON L. LOCKHART

PRESIDENT

DATED THIS 24 ^TH DAY OF JANUARY, A.D., 2002

THE EXHIBIT HEREINBEFORE REFERRED TO

8 COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS

9 No.467 of 2000

10 INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL

11 NASSAU

12 In the matter of the Industrial Relations Act

JAVANA DELANCY }

BRENDA RAMSEY }

MONIQUE BELLOT }

NICOLE BELLOT }

BARBARA DARLING }

DIANNE MONCUR }

Applicants

v.

O'DAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED {d.b.a. Burger King}

Respondent

13 COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS

14 No.467 of 2000

15 INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL

16 NASSAU

17 In the matter of the Industrial Relations Act

JAVANA DELANCY }

BRENDA RAMSEY }

MONIQUE BELLOT }

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