JOSEPH TETTEH vs. INTERTEK MINERALS LIMITED

ADJEI, J.A: The Plaintiff/Appellant sued the Defendant/Respondent, his former employer, in the High Court (Labour Division), Accra for the following reliefs: a) A declaration that Plaintiff was constructively dismissed by the Defendant and same was unlawful and wrongful. b) An order against the Defendant to pay the Plaintiff his severance award in accordance with the practice at the Defendant Company. c) Damages for breach of contract. d) An order compelling the Defendant to return Plaintiff’s service vehicle. e) Costs including legal fees. For ease of reference, in this appeal, the Plaintiff/Appellant shall be referred to as the Plaintiff. Similarly, the Defendant/Respondent shall be referred to as the Defendant. The brief facts of the case are that the Plaintiff was initially engaged by a company known as Transworld Laboratories which was subsequently taken over by Intertek Minerals Limited, the Defendant. The Defendant then engaged the services of the Plaintiff by an .....