DAVID TETTEY NOI vs. SGS ITS LTD.

1. INTRODUCTION In his book titled ‘Labour Law’ published in 2014, the learned author, James Odartey Mills ESQ. states in chapter 15 at page 283 as follows:- “ … To this end, just as the employee cannot be forced to work for the employer and can indeed resign or terminate the contract of employment between him and the employer at any time, so also can the employer terminate the contract of employment. This is based on the legal principle of reciprocity or mutuality of contracts which is to the effect that whatever one party to a contract can do, the other party should be able to do likewise. If the principle of mutuality were not to apply, it would mean that the contract would be unbalanced and would be seen to be tilted in favour of one party to the detriment of the other. One could imagine what the situation would be like if the employer were to have the power to terminate the employment contract at will without the employee being able to do likewise by resigning whenever...