Roofing & Construction Services Ordered To Pay $800 Into Court Over Failure to Pay Wages For Several Months

By Alric Lindsay

A contractor trading as Roofing & Construction Services has been ordered to pay a lump sum directly to the court after admitting he failed to pay an employee’s wages for several months.

Malik Williams appeared unrepresented before the Chief Magistrate today, November 3, 2026,  to face a labour enforcement charge of failing to pay wages. Williams entered a prompt guilty plea, admitting that he withheld wages totaling $1,700 from a worker between April 1, 2025, and December 7, 2025.

Williams informed the Chief Magistrate that while he had not yet transferred any money to the victim, he was prepared to make an immediate payment of $800 this coming Friday. The Chief Magistrate took immediate structural control of the restitution, ordering Williams that the $800 must be paid directly into the court’s account rather than handled privately.

Williams has been given until December 11 to produce the remaining financial balance. The Chief Magistrate scheduled his formal sentencing date for December 14, 2026.