Domino's Employees To Be
Paid
The some former employees of Domino's Pizza in Costa Rica that shut
its doors abruptly at the end of last month will finally be getting
paid. A group of at least 17 employees were paid last Friday,
according to the ministerio de Trabajo.
The Labour ministry said that the employees paid by company
representatives were owed less than ˘200.000 colones (some $360
dollars) and were paid in full.
Another 37, who are owed between ˘200.000 and ˘400.000 are expected
to be paid in full today by the Mexican holder of the franchise. For
the rest of the employees, who are owed more than ˘400.000 each,
they can expect payment in installments, with the first half on
Wednesday.
The owners of the Domino's Pizza franchise in Costa Rica decided to
close its doors on January 31, without notice to employees or
customers. Since there has been no explanation as to why the
franchise, leaving 120 people out of work, closed.
The payments being made are part of "prestaciones". Employers firing
an employee or in this case terminating functions without notice,
are responsible for the prestaciones that includes the "aguinaldo"
(the year-end bonus), severance pay and salaries up to the last day
worked.
The prestaciones can add up. For example, an employee who has worked
for an employer for two years at a salary of ˘200.000 per month can
expect a "liquidacion" payment of more than ˘500.000 colones that
includes "preaviso" and "Cesantia".
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