UPDATE: Little Dix workers boycott staff function with Premier
Several other employees confirmed that the Family Fun Day held yesterday January 19, 2014, was extensively boycott by workers of the Resort. The workers were peeved as they were not invited to the function that was held in honour of the Resort’s 50th Anniversary on January 18, 2014.
“Even if they didn’t invite all of the staff let’s say because is over 320 of us what about those persons who are still around that has over 40 years of service? The funny thing is they interviewed most of those long serving person and they still didn’t see it fit to invite them, this management style is very poor and lacks respect and regards for certain class of people, sorry to say but it’s the truth,” said a close family member of an employee.
Some of the workers said that after they highlighted their grievances which were made known to the public via an article published on this news site on January 13, 2014, the management “felt bad” and tried to make up by covering some of their tracks.
“After it was on VINO and all over Face book, they tried to take shame out their eyes and like a few days after they change deh mouth on who and who we can bring to the family fun day,” this news site was told.
The employees with whom this news site spoke, all attested to the fact that they were told that the Family Fun Day was going to be held on Sunday January 19, 2014, but they were not allowed to bring anyone along as they were going to be having the fun day with Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith.
“Now tell me by good God a Family Fun Day and you can’t bring your partner much less your children!” exclaimed an employee. He further explained that subsequent to the management being blasted via blogs and on Face book, the decision was changed.
“VINO, after them comment from bloggers they realized their mistakes and they sent out a memo saying that we could bring we people but to hell with them we boycott deh a#$,” said a peeved employee.
This news site confirmed that just a few workers turned up yesterday for the event with the Premier. “Hell, what they going do fire over 300 employees because we ain’t go they fun day! I bet not,” said another employee.
Fired employee wins case for scone and dumpling firing
Workers had broken their silence about the injustices they have been facing in the company especially from sometime around the close off of the first half of 2013, to recently, after an employee was given the marching order for taking leftover scones and dumplings.
Several attempts were made to contact the fired employee but to no avail. However, persons close to him have confirmed that he won his case against the management on the ground that he had no previous record of misconduct on the job and the acquisition against him didn’t necessitate dismissal without a previous warning.
A source in the Labour Department, who insisted not to be named as they do not have the authority to disseminate information to the media, did confirm with this news site that the man won the case.
Several workers also said that he did win the case but what they couldn’t confirm if he has or will be returning to work at the company. They couldn’t say either if he had opted for any form of compensation. “If I see him at work only then I would be able to say if he go back, but he is not even keen on speaking to the press because he is a senior Christian man in his church and he did say to me he don’t want all that sort of publicity,” one employee told this news site.
Several calls to the Resort to have the promised interview with the Managing Director Mr. Edward Linsley were futile. A senior official in the company Ms. Caroline Whitlock responded to our calls but failed on her promises to have Mr. Linsley return our calls.
See previous story posted January 13, 2014:
Little Dix employees call for removal of Managing Director!
- Man fired for allegedly taking left over scones and dumplings
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI – On the brink of celebrating its 50th Anniversary, workers at Rosewood Little Dix Hotel and Resort are calling for the removal of their existing Managing Director Mr. Edward Linsley, who they alleged is responsible for the unhappiest times of their employment in the company.
“We have persons here with over fourteen, fifteen years of service and everyone would tell you that since this man came here it has been the worse period for employee/management relationship. Everyone here is unhappy,” one employee told this news site.
They said that employees’ morals are at an all time low at the resort. “Because of this man we are losing some of our best, left right and centre. They treating people too bad here, not even a warning letter or nothing,” another employee alleged.
The group of employees include some at managerial positions who thought the time was ripe to make their concerns open to the general public when one was fired last Friday January 10, 2014. “Come on, this man took a few stupid scones after a dinner which we were going to throw away and he was fired for that, this is the limit,” claimed a male employee.
“To be exact it was two left over scones and two left over dumplings from the staff cafeteria which were going to be dumped in the garbage anyway…it was good fresh food but dinner was done and as usual they throw all foods left back in the garbage,” another further expounded.
The group said that the fired employee was considered as a ‘stellar employee’ who has never had a single complaint against him in the company. “That is one of our most humble employees around here that does his job very well.”
The incident caused employees to become further infuriated and they described the Managing Director as “the security manager”. “That’s all he does all day, he just jumps around in the cafeteria to see what employees have on their plates, all he does is to check to see what you are eating,” another further alleged.
The employees, who have opted not to be named for fear of victimisation, said that since the Managing Director took office sometime during the latter half of 2013, he has not held one general staff meeting. “We are accustomed to general staff meeting and these things, since this man come nothing of the sort has been happening, he just have the entire staff unhappy and uncomfortable,” said an employee.
Several efforts to reach the Managing Director Mr. Linsley were futile. On Sunday January 12, 2014, he had communicated through one of his senior staff, Ms. Caroline Whitlock, that he was not available to speak with us before his management meeting today, Monday January 13, 2014.
The sad state of affairs at the Rosewood Little Dix Hotel and Resort comes shy a few days when they would be celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. “We sorry that we have to have this in the public at a time when they have all the big ones coming in but we can’t hold back no more it’s too much, the owner coming too so let him read this and see exacting what’s going on,” said a female employee. They alleged that in addition to the management not hiring the service of any local company for the planning and decorating of the anniversary gala event, the staff was not invited to attend.
“We who worked our butts off to maintain the integrity of this resort none of us was invited to the 50th anniversary celebrations. Furthermore we are accustomed to having an annual year end staff party, not even that we are not getting. We are humans here and we are definitely unhappy,” said a staff.
The employees are also calling on the Labour Department to seriously investigate the person who has been awarded the contract to do the decoration. “I am absolutely sure she does not have a license nor a work permit to do this and Labour needs to look at that.”
This news site looks forward to the promised response to the many allegations from Mr. Linsley, and will provide an update once it materializes.
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87 Responses to “UPDATE: Little Dix workers boycott staff function with Premier”
The deduction is coming from our GRATUITIES !!!! Incase you didnt know how it works. They dont mess with your checks as you can back track your hourly wages and your hours!!!
Stealing is a crime..and no one owes u a party.
STP embarrassing yourselves and learn some work ethics
Small wonder employers have a preference for workers from the pacific
Oyers
Loyees have a preference for workers from the Pcific
Labor. Minister! Please help! Are you going to sit idly by and not pay heed to the people's cry? Are you going to sit while this new management run this BVI legacy to the groung? Speak with the employees, the ones who helped create this legacy because in the end the managers will just pack up and leave to better opportunities.
Thas good for yall ***......When yall had a Gem named Martein VanWagenberg, he was the BEST MGR everrrrr for LDB....but no Yall put water in his head, running him, protesting that he needs to go.....until he left eventually!!!!!!! While in his reign, he NEVER one year closed the hotel....yall couldnt see that....Now this one comes, EVERY time it have a lapse in season, the staff get pay cut...and now it will be a regular to close the hotel yearly too!!!!! You never know what you have until you loose it and get something WORSE!!!!
He's a MANAGER...If you want free food then work your way up to Manager. Otherwise Shut up. You all can support ignorance sah. Jesus Christ man!!
I will tell you this; it is not about the scones and dumplings, there is a bigger agenda out there. If this security was not under paid he would have been able to do like the big boys do.
Call a general meeting now MrM GM! You haven't had one yet! Tell us your agenda! Tell us your plans for us!
Tell them stop eat the people food, let the food sell they have to pay them plus the suppliers they don't want to buy anything
Stop your nonsense. You just making sh*t up to try to turn it into a racial thing that casts employees as poor helpless slaves abused by evil white men.
To do this you ignore the simple fact that hotels and restaurants all over the world have the same rules about staff taking food. Even in China where there are no black and white. Even in Europe where both parties most likely to be white. Even in many other countries where managers and waiting staff are both black, or green or blue.
What you do when you bring up this little card of yours, is you destroy the REAL and IMPORTANT arguments that need addressing.
Bad management, management abuse of workers - this is a serious problem that needs addressing. Workers need to voice their grievances. Labour needs to see if these managers are mistreating employees. This needs looking into.
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Bad worker attitudes, breaking of house rules that employees have agreed to abide by - this is another issue that needs looking into and might need addressing by Labour.
Stick to the issues, don't start your race war bullcr*p. No one benefits from idle minded baby talk when there are real problems to deal with.
The employees will strike, then that will get some attention. It is what Union does to get attention. We do not have union here and labor and government is always on the employers side, because they get the free dinners and free hotel nights.
You all have it too good at LDB that's why you bi..h so much. The only advise I can give is if you are not happy with Mgmt style, resign and go else where. You don't have to put yourself through all that stress- worry kills and some of you are going to 'drop down' stressing out yourself. You all should sit and consider how terrible you sound in the ears and eyes of the public. Sheer nonsense, if you dont like the style, leave, go some place else and see if your unkind words will put you on top. Little Dix has gone to the dogs, because the majority of employees are there only for the 'dollar', they do not care about anything else. Such a shame, but may God help them to see the light before it is too late.
A set of childish people. They think boycotting a party will hurt Little Dix? LMAO!!!!