[ 2017-05-01 ]

Ibrahim Mahama is brother of former President John Dramani Mahama and CEO for E&P

E&P responds to SSNIT over non-payment of contributions
Construction firm, Engineers and Planners (E&P)
has responded to allegations by the Social
Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) that
the company has failed to pay the social security
contributions of its workers.

According to SSNIT, E&P allegedly failed to pay
the social security contributions of its workers
between the periods February to July 2015, June to
August 2016 and October 2016.

But a statement issued by E&P Monday, explained
that on December 22, 2016, it entered into a
negotiated agreement SSNIT for the payment of
arrears of social security contributions of
GH¢1,601,051.78.

However, on March 2, 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 days of delay in paying the first
instalment.

According to the statement, E&P made a request for
SSNIT to reconsider its decision to abrogate the
negotiated agreement but SSNIT declined the
request.

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.

Source - Graphic Online.com

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