Transformations, a new hair salon on Wesley Street, hit the airwaves even before its grand opening last week.

A report on VSB on Tuesday claimed a former partner and employee - Rene Carter-DeShields - had filed a labour suit against the company.

Transformations owner Taina Santin Thursday refuted the claim and told The Royal Gazette that Labour Relations Officer Glenn Fubler had indicated she had not broken any labour laws.

Mr. Fubler was contacted by The Royal Gazette but said he was not able to comment on the matter.

The Royal Gazette was unable to contact Ms Carter-DeShields, but Ms Santin told the paper her side of the story.

According to Ms Santin, Ms Carter-DeShields started off as a partner when the salon, which was formerly the location of the Bang Bang salon, was undergoing renovations. But after some thought, Ms Carter-DeShields came to Ms Santin and said she did not want to be a partner in the venture after all.

According to Ms Santin, Ms Carter-DeShields' shares were then sold to Dexter Johnston, and Ms Carter-DeShields stayed on as an employee.

The problems began, Ms Santin said, after Ms Carter-DeShields decided she wanted her shares back, but Ms Santin informed her that it was "out of my hands," and that she would have to approach Mr. Johnston.

Mr. Johnston allegedly declined to sell back the shares, at which point Ms Carter-DeShields said she did not feel comfortable staying on as an employee.

Ms Santin said Ms Carter-DeShields gave notice and cited her reason for leaving employment as not being "comfortable working under someone".

After giving notice, Ms Carter-DeShields reportedly asked to revoke her notice on the advice of her lawyer - who she was reportedly dealing with on another matter - who said she should keep her employment.

Ms Santin, after consultation with Mr. Johnston and the Transformations team, declined to reinstate Ms Carter-DeShields as an employee.

This has lead, Ms Santin said, to the labour suit. But she added that she was only aware of it after the radio broadcast.

Ms Carter-DeShields lawyer is reported to be Victoria Pearman, and Ms Santin said she had called her office and was told they knew "nothing about it".

Ms Santin has since contacted the Labour Relations Office where she said Labour Relations Officer Glenn Fubler indicated no law had been broken.

Ms Santin said that as Mr. Fubler indicated that as there was no written contract, and as the employee had given notice, he saw it is a "closed case".

The Royal Gazette contacted lawyer Ms Pearman who said she had no comment to give. The paper asked if it might be possible to contact Ms Carter-DeShields through her firm, Juris Law Chambers, and Ms Pearman said she would not even confirm whether or not Ms Carter-DeShields was a client: "I cannot confirm if I am acting on someone's behalf, that would be a breach of privilege," she said.