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After the attorneys for both sides deliver their written submissions to the Supreme Court, Justice Michelle Arana will consider whether or not the 6 former employees of Belize Water Services Limited were terminated without just cause.

Viewers may remember that these 6 employees, Don Gillett, Colin Morrison, Charlette Barnett, Michael Novelo, Journett McKoy, and Mark Menzies were fired - officially - for redundancy, but they say it was really victimization, a purging of the ranks after emails and letters were circulated around about sex scandals happening within the company.

Well, the case went back to court today for the last time, when BWS's attorney Julie-Ann Ellis Bradley successfully applied to recall one of the claimants, Charlette Barnett, to testify about a pair of meetings held in early October of 2012, the first between members of the company's in-house workers' union, and the other a committee meeting to discuss the union's proposals on salary scale adjustments after workers rejected the company's proposals.

But, to the employees, BWS is only delaying the case as much as they can, using their rights as litigants. Don Gillett, who co-incidentally is a candidate on the PUP 11 Municipal Slate for Belize City, spoke with us about it:

Don Gillitt - Former BWS Employee

"I think it is the sentiment of all of us. We think that BWS - I think it is a drowning BWS grabbing at straws. To me, it is very strenuous that we have to be back and forth at this place and they're taking the full extent of the legal route and it is their right. But we think that it is by and far too long at this time."

Reporter

"Is it frustrating?"

Don Gillitt

"I wouldn't say frustrating, I would say strenuous - it is very strenuous and we are here for the long haul."

We'll keep following closely and update you when the judgment from Justice Arana is in.