Mr Ibrahim Mahama was arraigned at the special SSNIT Saturday Court over his company’s inability to pay the SSNIT contributions of its staff.
However, in a statement, the company said as at 28th April 2017, it had made a total payment of over GHc 2 million (GHc2,723,212.36) in full satisfaction of all outstanding arrears and penalties.
It explained that on 22nd December 2016, SSNIT entered into a negotiated agreement with Engineers and Planners as it does with all clients for the payment of arrears of social security contributions of GHc1,601,051.78 adding, “by the terms of the agreement, E&P were required to make 12 monthly instalments commencing February 2017 ending in January 2018.
The statement said on March 2 2017, SSNIT wrote to E&P to serve notice that it had abrogated the negotiated agreement due to the failure of the company to make the instalment payment for “February 2017, as a result of two (2) days of delay in paying the first instalment.”
Below is the full statement:
ENGINEERS & PLANNERS HAS SETTLED SSNIT CONTRIBUTIONS
• On 22nd December 2016, SSNIT entered into a negotiated agreement with Engineers and Planners as it does with all clients for the payment of arrears of social security contributions of GHc1,601,051.78.
• By the terms of the agreement, E&P were required to make 12 monthly instalments commencing February 2017 ending in January 2018.
• As at 28th April 2017, E&P had made a total payment of over GHc 2 million (GHc2,723,212.36) in full satisfaction of all outstanding arrears and penalties.
• JUST TWO DAYS DELAYED PAYMENT – On March 2 2017, SSNIT wrote to E&P to serve notice that it had abrogated the negotiated agreement due to the failure of the company to make the instalment payment for February 2017, as a result of two (2) days of delay in paying the first instalment.
• E&P informed SSNIT that it had made efforts to make the payments for February as agreed but for unexpected delays in their receivables on current contracts and convincingly committed to paying. A promise it has fulfilled.
• E&P further made a request for SSNIT to reconsider its decision to abrogate the negotiated agreement. SSNIT declined the request.
• Instead, on 13th April 2017, a summons was issued to E&P to appear before the District Court on 29th April 2017 to answer a complaint of failing to pay SSNIT contributions of GHc668,754.75 and penalty of GHc387,709.31 totalling GHc1,056,464.06.
• Once again it is worth noting that, E&P has paid over GHc 2 million (GHc2,723,212.36) in full satisfaction of all outstanding arrears and penalties.
• Counsel for Engineers and Planners has informed the court that the company has fully paid off the outstanding amounts due SSNIT. Read Full Story
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