Construction firm employee awarded compensation for unfair dismissal

A former senior employee of construction company Markham Construction Limited has been awarded more than $6 000 in compensation after the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) found she was unfairly dismissed but rejected her claim that her pregnancy contributed to her firing.

But after the decision was handed down by ERT chair Vere P. Brathwaite at the tribunal’s Warrens Office Complex offices, attorneys on both sides claimed victory in the case, citing contrasting reasons.

The company, located at Newbury House, St George, said it terminated Allanna Hazell, a professional civil engineer, for “failure to efficiently and effectively execute given tasks”.