Disgrace! Gov’t workers @ Internal Audit without AC over 3 months
While we had this information from September 2016 our newsroom wanted to give the Government some time to fix the broken Air Condition (AC) Unit that has not been working since early September 2016.
However, a check today December 28, 2016, some three months later, it was uncovered that the AC is still not working as the staff is forced to work in the heat and very uncomfortable conditions.
The staff at the Internal Audit Department, a Government Department, is now left to open office windows, use electrical fans or fan themselves with different objects.
It is this news site’s understanding that the Government is responsible for the maintenance of the AC and not the Landlord.
A search of the Registry did not come up with a new lease signed between the Government and the landlord so we could not have verified the terms and conditions.
Poor working conditions continue
On December 9, 2016 this news site reported on another Government Department, the High Court Registry, where government employees were forced to wear face masks to protect their health because of falling debris and mold in the Old Administration Building on Main Street in Road Town.
Many of the ruling National Democratic Party critics have claimed this is another example of the poor financial state the Dr D. Orlando Smith’s 5 year old Administration has left the country in and it’s affecting the working conditions of civil servants since there is no money to maintain government rented offices.
The Internal Audit Department is a Government Agency that reports to the Financial Secretary and does audits of Government’s internal books.
It’s a different Department from the Independent Office of the Auditor General, a Constitutional Agency with wide reaching powers and reports only to the Governor.
Meanwhile, Financial Secretary Mr Neil M. Smith had not responded to our queries on the matter at the time of publication.
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22 Responses to “Disgrace! Gov’t workers @ Internal Audit without AC over 3 months”
Can the poor service be attributed to lack of resources? Is it due to poor operations? Is it poor leadership and management? Or is it poor planning?
Poor, unhealthy and uncomfortable working conditions result in low productivity, higher operating cost, poor customer service........etc. Who is responsible for the maintenance and repair of buildings and building systems, i.e., electrical, plumbing, fire alarm and suppression, air conditioning.......etc? Is it Public Works?