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ERT rules against dismissed senior bank employee
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January 30, 2021
A former senior employee of a local commercial bank, who was caught at Grantley Adams International Airport with some $22,000 in United States foreign currency, has lost her claim for unfair dismissal from the financial institution.
The ruling was handed down today by the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) Chairman, retired High Court Justice Christopher Blackman in the unfair dismissal case brought by ex-sales supervisor Sonya Toppin against her former employer Republic Bank (Barbados) Limited.
Justice Blackman said the decision to throw out Toppin’s claim was based in part on her admission that she was about to fly to the United States with about US$20,000 in foreign currency for which she was not granted legal permission to carry, an act that constituted gross misconduct. ....

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