[2020]DLCA9378 • May 21, 2020 • Court of Appeal
IRENE TETTEY-ENYO vs. ELECTRICITY CO. OF GHANA LTD.
The Plaintiff/Respondent, a former employee of the Defendant/Appellant Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd., was dismissed following a Committee of Enquiry's investigation into alleged malfeasance captured in a secret video recording by Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The video purportedly showed the Respondent receiving money from a customer, which she denied, claiming the money was change from errands run on her behalf. She alleged the video was edited and the Committee biased, denying her a fair hearing. The Defendant/Appellant maintained that due disciplinary procedures were followed and the dismissal was lawful.
read moreIntroduction This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court (Industrial/Labour Divison) Accra dated 19th day of November, 2013. Brief Facts: The brief facts of the matter are that, the Plaintiff/Respondent was a former employee of the Defendant/Appellant Company and was dismissed from the services of the Defendant/Appellant Company per a letter dated the 18th April, 2012 on the grounds of bringing the name of the Company into disrepute contrary to Appendix “C” A (ix) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The dismissal was issued after a Committee of Enquiry was established by management to investigate certain alleged malfeasance involving some of its staff. A secret recording captured the alleged malfeasance as part of a private investigation by Anas Aremeyaw Anas on corruption within the Defendant/Appellant Company. After several interviews with the Plaintiff/Respondent and other persons of interest to the matter, the Committee found Plaintiff/Respondent culpable of t...