Dear Editor,

I have been working at Medical Benefits Scheme for over 30 years. The MBS is currently celebrating 45 Years Annivesary.

 

The state of affairs at Medical Benefits is horrendous to say the least. First off staff are catching up in the conference room packed like sardines.

 

Is this a condusive environment for staff of which some of whom are currently pregnant? The CEO & Deputy CEO Mr Silston & Mr Brown has promised staff that the Roberts Building on Nevis Street will be ready by November to house staff up to now we have not heard anything neither has there been any movement.

 

Secondly there is the issue of new uniforms. Now the new uniform period which finished since last year has passed and a so called commitee was formed.

 

The Queen Wicked Wendy better know as WW has been calling a  few to in to meeting on uniforms and the entire commitee has not met since its inception.

 

Tell me if that is productive to staff? Our uniforms are tired and weary and also they are very heavy for us females to wear in this blazing sun. Please Mr Silston and Mr Brown please get us the new unifprs because WW is dancing on the dance floor.

Third you have a structural issue at MBS. The public should know right in the Registration Department approximately 4 weeks ago the ceiling tile caved in soaked with water.

 

Its a good thing staff and customers did not come in contact with such a disaster because as management would say they dont have money. Shame, shame! They did their “patch” work as we call it locally anf more incidents will be there to come sadly because the CEO and Management simply dont csre.

 

Also which building do yoh know has the shit tank built right next to the cistern with the overflow open so if the shit get too high shit flows over into the cistern.

 

It is a face that 3-4 months ago WW released an email to staff advising not to drink water in the Health and Conference building. Its because the shit from the shit tank overflowed into the cistern and sedimentd were seen in the tap eater hence yhe email.

 

If your not in the know you would not know as to the reasoning. Which building so you know has the shit tank next to a cistern with the overflow open nexy to the cistern? That is hoe Managemeny view us like absolute shit they dont care and karma will come to each and everyone of them.

Fourth there is the issue of increase and back pay. The increase for staff has been long oberdue by now but the wicked ATLU (the do nothing union) knows we are owed an increase but instead of fighting for the workers at MBS they colude with the CEO & WW along with management to fight down staff saying we shoukd get just 6.5 percent increase when they gave that last negitiating period. Are these people serious?

 

Do they know the proce has gone up on everthing signigicantly since last negotiating period. We deserve 14% and if staff backs downs because of who’s good with management and supervisor its to their detriment.

 

Every negotating period the union and management deliberately lets backpay build up in hopes of a large lump sum but its becoming the norm and ridiculous now.

 

Staff must suffer and lut in 200% while MBS dont want to give us staff the little 14% that will be broken down over 3 years. This is totally ridiculous and vexing.

Fifth how is there no accountability for the Mold in the main Customer Service building. This has been years in the making and the DOO Mr Algernon Robertd made a wicked and disgustinf remark that he would not work in that buiding and they musy be foolie.

 

A director of operations is saying that and he has no accointabiliry because he kissed ass to the CEO and WW. I and others had bad health compications been in that moldly filthy building and thats the callous statement you make to staff. God has a special place for people like you Sir. Hell!!!!!!! Next.

Fifth there is the issue of a nice lady in Customer Service Ms Thomas who has endured pain and suffering under the hot wet renking tent outside Moldy Customer Servixe building and WW HR Director, the CEO and Deputy CEO are now placing her its alleged in Registration department to deal with customers since she has nearly passed out a couple times under the tent.

 

Why should she be under a tent when MBS is paying Millons of dollars in rent to the landlord of the Roberts Building. The wicked Management doesnt care it seems as though once they are in their AC Offoce they are good to go.

 

Now if anyone knows the Registration department to which i know in there is so cramp already plus woth card renewals along with customers service customers that is going to be total caos but thank god I dont work in that department.

 

They seriously need to fix the Roberts building CEO and gove staff some spacr instead of cramming staff again. The CEO and Management are just down right wicked aided by PM Gaston Browne and Hon Molwyn Joseph.

Finally (WW) Wicked Wendy HR Director let her minons do her dirty work and released a email stating she is on sick leave until the 25th November.

 

However MBS Registration Department went over to Barbuda and we as staff find very strange and odd a sick person on sick leave is traveling on a boat to Barbuda considering you are on sick leave with rough seas.

 

Nkw of it was other staff like myself work at MBS for over 30 years putting in sick leave like that and traveling via boat to Barbuda we as nlrmal staff would get scolded, written up and potentially suspended. Who is WW think she is.

 

The CEO and Deputy along with the MBS Board encourages her sick, wicked, nasty self-centered, arrogant. Disgusting behaviour and all of the persons mestioned above will pay especially WW for the wicked behaviour.

We are on the planning phase in our own small quiet nit circles of planned protest action and MBS will be closed down soon.

 

Management and Directors has until year end of resolve our issues or we will have no choice but take to the streets and embrass the CEO, Deputy CEO, Wicked Wendy & The Wicked MBS Board.

Stop the pussy footing and get action rollong. Enough is enough. Fed up. Fix the Roberts Building. Give us our new uniform, and we want our increase and retroactive backpay along with fixing the shit tank.

Signed
H.E
Fed Up Senior Staff