Movie Director Shirley Frimpong-Manso fined for failing to pay to pay Social Security and could serve 14-day sentence in prison if she fails to pay the GH¢600 fine according to reports Ghpage.com gathered from Ghanaian Times.
Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Director of Sparrow Productions Limited together with Sachin Kupta Gapta, an Indian businessman in charge of Paratham International Limited, was charged as they failed to pay the SSNlT contributions of their workers.
Paratham International Limited, did not even register with SSNIT to pay the contribution of workers.
Shirley Frimpong MansoThey were each fined GH¢600, in default they would serve 14 days imprisonment.
Prosecuting, Nana Akua Annimwaa Thompson of the Trust, told the court, presided over by Dr. Worlanyo Kotoltu that Sparrow Productions Limited failed to pay Social Security of workers totalling GH¢64, 203.52.
The court heard that the company, located at Kokomlemle, Accra, provides advertising services.
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Mrs. Manso, was not in court last Saturday when judgment was pronounced, but her representative, Kenneth Attoh, a director of the company, was convicted on his admission of guilt.
The court, further ordered the management of Sparrow to settle its indebtedness.
According to Nana Thompson, the company was in arrears between September 2011 and June 2016, adding that the employer was notified of her indebtedness, but she did not comply.
In the case of the Indian businessman, the prosecutor said Gupta did not register his company with SSNIT, contrary to Section 83(1)(a)(h) of the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766) as amended by section 7 of the National Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2014 (Act 883).
Mr. Gupta was convicted on his plea of guilty.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Josephine l Osafo-Affum, Legon Branch Manager of SSNIT, said the Trust had begun mass prosecution of defaulters.
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She said employers were mandated to honor SSNlT contributions of their employees at the end of every month and warned that those who would default would be dealt with
