[2023]DLCA15133 • January 19, 2023 • Court of Appeal
DR. ALBERT WALTER Q. BARNOR vs. NATIONAL TRUST HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED
WELBOURNE, J.A The brief facts of the case which have culminated in the instant appeal are that the Appellant was employed by the Respondent from 1996 to January, 2016 in various capacities. In January 2002, through his hard work and diligence he rose to the position of Managing Director ("MD") of the Respondent Company. The relationship between the parties was at all times guided by various contracts. The latest contract was a Management Employment Agreement (MEA) signed between the parties on 3rd October 2012 and intended to have effect on 1st January 2013. The said MEA made provisions for the payment of certain end of service benefits to Complainant when the Complainant retires from the Respondent Company. On 1st January 2016, the Appellant proceeded on retirement from his position as MD. The Respondent failed to correctly calculate and promptly pay out his retirement benefits, both pecuniary and non-pecuniary, in line with the Appellant's employment contract and established com...