By law, all employers are obliged to pay their employees' social security contributions, but today 2 business owners were taken to court not doing so.
41 year old Jignesh Painter, the owner of Miami Shop on Euphrates Avenue and 57 year old Alice Neal, the owner of 3 Star Guest House, located at 11 Meighan Avenue, were charged with failure to pay social security contributions 14 days after each month when they appeared today before Magistrate Leslie Hamilton. They pled guilty to the charge and they were each fined $500.Neal was ordered to pay the fine by April 15. If she defaults on payment she will serve 6 months. Painter was ordered to pay by March 14. If he defaults on payment he will serve 6 months.
Painter did not pay the contribution on time from October to December 2013. Neal did not pay the contribution on time from September to December 2013.
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