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First Caribbean Bank releases Uwahnie Martinez; to review policy on language </h1>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline">Tuesday, September 9, 2014.</span> <b>AARON HUMES <i>Reporting: </i></b>Employee
of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, Uwahnie Martinez of Dangriga
Town was scheduled to leave her post by her own choice as of October.</p>
<p>But she agreed with her employers to leave today after 14 years’ employment.</p>
<div id="attachment_6967" style="width:304px" class=""><a href="http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/audrey-matura-shepherd.jpg"><img class="" style="border: 2px solid red;" alt="audrey matura shepherd First Caribbean Bank releases Uwahnie Martinez; to review policy on language" src="http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/audrey-matura-shepherd.jpg" title="First Caribbean Bank releases Uwahnie Martinez; to review policy on language" height="193" width="294"></a><p class="">Audrey Matura Shepherd</p></div>
<p>She spent it meeting with superiors in Belize City, joined by
representatives of the Christian Workers’ Union (CWU). She leaves with
full benefits and a largely untarnished reputation, but many questions
unanswered.</p>
<p>CWU president Audrey Matura Shepherd says the Union is not satisfied
with the handling of the performance report on Ms. Martinez, nor with
the fact that no apology has been given to her for her suffering under
the Bank’s management.</p>
<p>The Union expects further meetings with the Bank on issues related to
Martinez, and on her behalf as official representative reserves her
rights to court action if needed.</p>
<p>Speaking for the first time, Ms. Martinez herself said the Bank had
no formal policy on speaking languages other than English in its
branches and the action in Dangriga was the work of one manager who had
issues with this.</p>
<div id="attachment_6966" style="width:430px" class=""><a href="http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ella-hoyos.jpg"><img class="" style="border: 2px solid red;" alt="ella hoyos First Caribbean Bank releases Uwahnie Martinez; to review policy on language" src="http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ella-hoyos.jpg" title="First Caribbean Bank releases Uwahnie Martinez; to review policy on language" height="288" width="420"></a><p class="">Ella Hoyos</p></div>
<p>She did not comment on what directly led to her resignation. But the
Bank itself is still conducting investigations, according to its Human
Resources Manager Ella Hoyos who is based in Barbados, and is therefore
in no position to speak on what it considers an internal matter.</p>
<p>She did comment on the matter of the proposed language policy saying
that the Bank has to develop a separate policy on language from its
general anti-discrimination policy.</p>
<p>This is expected to take about four months, as 17 other nations have
to be consulted, many of whom have multiple languages as part of the
national culture.</p>
<p>Hoyos says in the investigation so far conducted she has found no
evidence of illegal movement by the Bank, and neither discrimination,
and that employees are expected to act professionally with all customers
– including, if necessary, speaking with them in their preferred
language.</p>
<p>That investigation expects to speak with other persons by the end of
the next week, and a regular meeting with the Union representatives is
scheduled for later this month which will discuss matters including this
one.</p>
<p>With regard to the other employee affected by the incident, he has
returned from leave and his matter has also been taken up by the Union.</p>
<p>Hoyos reminded that the Bank has previous to this had a good working
relationship with Belize’s Garinagu, sponsoring work on the local
Garinagu-language school and recognizing Garifuna Settlement Day, a
local holiday, by decorating the bank in the Garifuna colors of yellow,
black and white, among other things.</p><p><a href="http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/2014/09/09/caribbean-bank-releases-uwahnie-martinez-review-policy-language/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caribbean-bank-releases-uwahnie-martinez-review-policy-language">http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/2014/09/09/caribbean-bank-releases-uwahnie-martinez-review-policy-language/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caribbean-bank-releases-uwahnie-martinez-review-policy-language</a><br></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************
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