[2023]DLCA16832 • May 11, 2023 • Court of Appeal
GCB BANK LIMITED vs. JARVIS ASIEDU & 2 ORS
JUDGMENT Adjei-Frimpong,J.A: This suit has a brief antecedent. The Respondents before us, originally complainants at the National Labour Commission were employees of the GCB Bank Limited, the Appellants herein. Prior to their employment with the Appellant, the Respondents had been employees of two defunct banks under what has come to be known as the banking crises in this country. The Appellant engaged them based upon a Purchase and Assumption Transaction entered between it and the joint Receivers of the two banks. Having worked with the Appellant for about two years, their employments were terminated by the Appellants. No reasons were assigned for the termination. Each was however paid three months’ salary in lieu of notice. Aggrieved nonetheless, the Respondents filed a complaint against the Appellant at the National Labour Commission (hereinafter “the Commission”). The reliefs they sought were as follows: 1. Reinstatement 2. Payment of all salaries, allowance etc. t...