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news South Surrey woman owed nearly $300 from two years ago
Seamstress seeking pay Sarah Massah Black Press
A South Surrey woman says she is losing hope the Ministry of Labour will recover her payment for three days of work from more than two years ago. Gulgun Yerebasmaz told the Peace Arch News she was not paid $278.16 for three days of work as a seamstress at a Newton-area textile and import company in June 2009. After filing a complaint to the Ministry of Labour in November 2009, she was directed to their employment standards branch. Yerebasmaz said the officials ruled in her favour and were going to charge her former employer a $500 administrative penalty. However, after two years, Yerebasmaz has not received any money. She said she has tried to contact her former employer but Contributed photo the address listed on South Surrey resident Gulgun Yerebasmaz, at work as a seamstress, has had the website is incorrect no success recovering payment owed to her from more than two years ago. and her phone calls However, according said Greer. “Regardless said. “I just feel cheated have gone unanswered. to David Greer, the of the amount, it’s the or deceived. That is the After contacting principle. This stuff can reason I struggle and officials at Employment communications director for the really drive you crazy.” try every step I can.” Standards BC, ministry, Yerebasmaz Greer suggested that Yerebasmaz, who is Yerebasmaz said that case is still active Yerebasmaz needs currently working at a she was told that it and collection is to provide more new job, says there is was not the their job being pursued, but information to the one thing she is happy to find the employer there could be an ministry to aid in her about. and collect the money, administrative close complaint – something “I am happy I worked instead the request if there are she said she can’t do. for this company for a was sent to problems “I have nothing else few days only,” she said. ❝I just feel the bailiff to locating the to tell them, I have “I am lucky I am only collect who cheated or individual or given them all the losing my three-day later returned deceived.❞ seizing assets. information I have,” she salary.” the file. According to Gulgan Yerebasmaz The administrative Yerebasmaz, close is not always she was told told that permanent, Greer said, her case will be closed adding that although because her former SINCE 1984 the amount being employer could not be pursued may not be contacted. considered substantial “I do not believe to some, it does not the officers of the mean the file will be set government of Canada aside and forgotten. cannot reach someone “This file can be who it’s dealing with,” reopened – it’s not said Yerebasmaz in an closed and done with,” email to PAN.
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