{"id":24381,"date":"2010-12-30T14:36:16","date_gmt":"2010-12-30T18:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=24381"},"modified":"2010-12-30T14:36:16","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T18:36:16","slug":"statement-daic-does-not-support-closure-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/business\/statement-daic-does-not-support-closure-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"STATEMENT: DAIC does not support closure on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18491\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18491\" title=\"joseph\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/joseph-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/joseph-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/joseph-117x113.jpg 117w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/joseph.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CEO of the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC), Achille Chris Joseph.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Dominica Association of Industry &amp; Commerce is not recommending transfer of the January 2 optional Merchants\u2019 break to Monday, Jan. 3, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>This release is in response to several inquiries being made regarding Monday, Jan. 3 as a <em>dies non<\/em>. Notwithstanding this position taken, the Chamber recognizes that the decision to open or close on Monday is for the individual enterprise to take as the break is not a public holiday in the Commonwealth of Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMerchants\u2019 Holiday in general and the fact that it falls on Sunday this time around may just be the opportune time for social partners to look at the totality of non-productive breaks in Dominica,\u201d says Achille Chris Joseph, CEO of the DAIC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral laws already provide for annualized non-productive breaks in Dominica as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Every Sunday &#8211;\u00a0 52 days<br \/>\nOther Public Holidays &#8211; 12 days<br \/>\nMinimum Vacation &#8211; 12 days<br \/>\nMaternity Leave &#8211; 72 days<br \/>\nCertified Sick Leave &#8211; 36 days<br \/>\nIndustrial Injury &#8211; 156 days<br \/>\nCompassionate Leave &#8211; 2 days<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOther leaves provided for in industrial agreements include: jury services, sporting activities, paternal leave, union leave, study leave, family emergencies and uncertified sick leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can we speak of productivity, competitiveness and enterprise development in an environment of such negative drivers? In my humble and personal view, we cannot comfortably pursue wealth creation in this environment,\u201d the CEO continued.<\/p>\n<p>Merchants who choose to trade on Monday would not wrong any law if they do trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dominica Association of Industry &amp; Commerce is not recommending transfer of the January 2 optional Merchants\u2019 break to Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. 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