05
Oct
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has exonerated Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) over the contributions of six former employees. The six former employees sued the church for failing to pay their mandatory pension contributions and for abuses they say they suffered while they worked there. Before filing their case in court, the six had petitioned the head of prosecutions at SSNIT in a letter dated February 1, 2021, over the LCI’s failure to adhere to “basic” labour regulations. While SSNIT was investigating their complaints, the complainants surprisingly sued LCI on the same complaints. In May 2021, SSNIT launched…