SSNIT prosecutes defaulting employers(D/G. Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Page 22)

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has taken legal action against some establishments operating in Upper East Region for defaulting in the payments of their workers’ contribution to the Trust. Eleven companies who were indebted to the Trust to the tune of GH¢60,806.00 were served with criminal summons by the Bolgatanga Municipal Court. Eight companies, upon the receipt of their sermons, immediately dashed to the Trust offices in Bolgatanga to pay a total of GH¢20,448.32 Mr. Foster Adjei, a prosecutor of the Trust, who briefed the Daily Graphic in Bolgatanga after the court hearing said Edern Security Services Limited had defaulted in the payment of GH¢39,664.88 being workers’ contribution to the Trust, while Simak Investments had not also paid the GH¢692.80 deducted from its workers salaries as their contribution to the Trust. Mr Foster Adjei explained that SSNIT did not take delight in prosecuting organisations that had defaulted in the payment of their workers contributions, but would do so if such organisation refused to act promptly to its demand notice letters served them. He warned that SSNIT would not relent in its efforts to compel organisations, departments and agencies through legal actions to retrieve all unpaid workers contributions to the fund. The Bolgatanga Branch Manager, Mr Prosper Yao Gavu said his outfit would intensify educational programmes on the need for employers to pay the social security contributions to the SSNIT. He also expressed the resolve of the trust in the region to compel all employers to abide by the law and ensure prompt payment of workers contribution to the Trust. -END- Writer's email: benjamin.glover@graphic.com.gh http://graphic.com.gh/General-News/ssnit-prosecutes-defaulting-employers.html