GRACE OWUSU & 4 OTHERS vs. SIGHTSAVERS INTERNATIONAL

Title: GRACE OWUSU & 4 OTHERS vs. SIGHTSAVERS INTERNATIONAL Date: 2011-07-21 Court: National Labor Commission(NLC) ___________ GRACE OWUSU & 4 OTHERSvs.SIGHTSAVERS INTERNATIONAL[NLC] Our Ref: NLC/C-1218/2011/63Y DATE: 21ST JULY, 2011 FOR THE COMMISSON: PAUL OSEI-MENSAH (MEMBER NLC) DECISION THE CASE OF THE PARTIES On 8th March, 2011 Awonor Law Consultancy presented a petition to the Commission on behalf of 5 ex workers Grace Owusu-Asare, Vincent Kumah, Simone Friese Amegashie, Olivia Samid and Alex Frempong Tabi for the Commission's intervention in a case of wrongful or unfair dismissal, invoking the provision of Section 139 (1) (a) of Act 651. The case of the Petitioners is that on 14th February, 2011 the Respondent informed the Petitioners that it has decided to close down its Regional Office in A...