To all Affiliates,
Golden Associate who represent Golden Lounge Casino would like to make clear their position regarding previous employee Miles Sax (also written Miles Saccks or Myles Saccks).
Ordinarily we would not comment on any individual and do not want to be drawn into a debate on this matter however we understand that some affiliates may be confused so below you will find our view on the matter.
Contract ended
Miles Sax was employed by Golden Associate to recruit and manage affiliates. On Thursday 5th March the decision was made to restructure the affiliate department which meant that Miles, along with other staff, was let go. This was unfortunate for all employees affected but unfortunately does happen in companies from time to time. Miles was notified of this and informed he would be paid one notice period as set out in his contract.
Breach of Contract
On Tuesday 10th March we received notification that Miles had been contacting affiliates saying not to trust us and that we were ‘thieves’ (Appendix A,
. There were other concerns before this matter but when this happened we were left with little choice other than to make the decision that Miles was in breach of his contract for gross misconduct and his contract would be ceased with immediate effect. He had already been paid for every day that he worked up to and including 5th March. The fact of the matter is that he would have received one month’s salary at the end of the month had he not sent misleading information, all other employees who were let go as part of the restructure received payment as per their contracts.
Personal Circumstances
Regarding Miles’s personal circumstances, we are not robots and do feel for him after reading his comments regarding his private life, however we want to make clear that he did not communicate that information to us until after he had contacted affiliates with incorrect information.
Contrary to popular belief we had contacted Miles offering to make payment but received the following response “Yes sure youll get me my money you know what i dont care i was lied to before and im guessing youll be a lier too.” (Appendx C).
He was not asked by the management of the company to move residence (from Cape Town to Johannesburg) at any time and he did not communicate any money issues or ask for any financial assistance, therefore we had no knowledge of the severity of his situation. Again, we are sorry to hear about Miles’s position but because he was in breach of contract he left us with little option.
Postings
Miles has also stated that we disrespected him personally via various statements. We strongly deny all of these fabricated statements which were made by Miles to enhance his claims. We certainly did not make any negative personal comments.
We also have reason to believe Miles is asking his industry friends to post on his behalf and while we appreciate affiliates can post whatever they want we ask that comments are verified before posting.
Nobody at this company has had further correspondence with Miles since Appendix C and if he wants to discuss further he can contact us at [email protected].
Moving forward
We regret Miles’s action and want to assure all affiliates that major changes have occurred within the organisation which has included new marketing, affiliates, payments and fraud teams. We appreciate that affiliates will still want to comment on this thread but hope the above clearly states our position. We are working tirelessly around the clock to improve the site for affiliates and players alike.
Affiliates
All affiliates who have generated commission for April will be paid on the 15th of May. We are aware of the importance of this to affiliates. Commission amounts are available via your online tracking (subject to fraud adjustments).
New Affiliates
We will do our best to build up your trust and ask that you not let the above matter completely determine your view of Golden Associate or Golden Lounge.
If you would like to discuss this further please contact us directly via [email protected] or via our website http://www.goldenassociate.com
Golden Associate
Appendix A
Message Sent on March 10th using the Private Message function on CAP Forum (we received the message as all PM’s were sent to his old work email inbox)
“Originally Posted by Miles007
Please dont repeat this we were let go we never left they are liers please dont repeat this as thye still owe me and (name removed -other employees) money salaries.
also i think i did a good job and have also been bounced we though we could go forward with these guys but there yiu go good lukc and gain fight as these guys are thives just dont mention i said anything Miles”
Appendix B
Sent on 10th March 2009
“Hi (names removed)
I am sorry but as you know (other employee) and I were let go we did not leave of our own accord. Thye felt that this other group could do better. I am sorry please do not state anything i say in this message yet.
We were let go we love you guys the golden louge guys decided we were not good enough.
Please dont mention anything but id love for you to give these guys **** thye deserve it and are thieves they have stolen my like and that of (other employee).
Please dont repeat what i have said and do it in your own way.
Miles
Not sure if ill be back again job wise but who knows”
Appendix C
Message from Miles after offer was made to conclude the matter
Subject: RE: GA.com
Sender: miles sax
Recipient: [email protected]
HI Paul,
Its going on CAP
Yes sure youll get me my money you know what i dont care i was lied to before and im guessing youll be a lier too.
I have mailed over 500 of my affiliates good luck in dealing with this
storm thats about to hit.
Miles