GEORGE AHELE vs. GHANA WATER COMPANY LTD.

The plaintiff, who was a Senior Revenue Assistant with the defendant company and had worked as an employee of the company for 19yrs, was summarily dismissed on 16th July, 1998. He as a result caused this Writ to be issued against the defendant on 9th May, 2005. By the Writ, the plaintiff’s claim against the defendant was as follows: “1. A declaration that plaintiff’s dismissal on the 16th of July, 1998 was wrongful. 2. Payment of all unpaid salary arrears and all entitlements due plaintiff. 3. Interest on the computed salary and all entitlements from the 1st of June 1998 to date of Judgment 4. Re-instatement and or long service award commensurate with the 27yrs service in defendant’s employment.” The plaintiff accompanied his Writ with a Statement of Claim in which he explained the cause of his dismissal and the rational for his action. The defendant company disputed the claim of the plaintiff by filing a Statement of Defence on 19th July, 2005. It countercl...