By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE –
SEVEN security guards have dragged Armcor Security Company Limited to court demanding to be paid their eight months salary arrears.
The seven, most of them operating in Lusaka, want the Lusaka High Court to order Armcor to surrender two of its plots in Kuku Township and Roma Extension so that they can sell and recover their money.
Elijah Gaviao and others said they feared that they would lose their salary arrears and leave days because Armcor was undergoing liquidation.
Mr Gaviao stated on behalf of others in their writ of summons filed in the principal registry that they were at all material times employed by Armcor as security guards and worked for various years.
Mr Gavaio, in his case, worked for eight years without leave and was not paid a salary of eight months at a rate of K2,205.35 per month.
Jackson Masovi worked for three years without being paid leave days and was not paid for eight months at a rate of K2,240.07 per month.
Stanislaus Gavaio worked for three years without leave and was not paid for eight months at a monthly salary of K2,205.35 while Kenny Christopher worked for six years without being paid leave days and six months salary at K1,337.83 per month.
The fifth plaintif Henry Phiri worked for three years without being paid leave days and salary for eight months at a rate of K1, 307.61.
Patricia Nkhoma worked for five years without going on leave and was claiming for three months salary arrears at a rate of K850 and Brenda Kabamba worked for 17 years without being paid leave days and eight months unpaid at a rate of K750.
The seven sometimes worked as instructors to train Armcor employees.
They decided to sue Armcor so that the court could help them recover their benefits through the sale of two plots which was why they wanted the court to order Armcor to surrender the two plots to them as part of claims since the company was under liquidation.
It is clear that the company had no money to pay them and the only way they could recover their salaries arrears was through the sale of the two company plots.