MUSAH ABDULAI & 21 ORS vs. ASHANTI GOLDFIELDS COMPANY LTD. OBUASI

DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A. 1. An employer/employee relationship went sour and this has culminated in this appeal before this court. The appeal is against the judgment of the High Court, Kumasi entered against the defendant/respondent herein dated 7th July 2014. BACKGROUND AND FACTS OF THE CASE: The Plaintiffs/Appellants Case: The plaintiffs/appellants, twenty-two(22) in number averred that they were former employees of the Defendant/Respondent Gold Mining Company at Obuasi. They said: • they were employed as underground workers sometime in April 1995. • that on 15th December 1997, the defendant/respondent addressed letters to them to the effect that they were in casual employment for three months and that their appointments would be terminated on 24th December, 1997 and accordingly terminated their appointments on the said date. • that contrary to the letter claiming that they had worked for three months they had actually worked for the defendant/respondent company ...