ALPHONSE KLU vs YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

JUDGMENT ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC:- INTRODUCTION This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 23rd July, 2021. The Appellant (Plaintiff/Appellant/Appellant) commenced an action at the High Court, HO on 12th October 2017 against the Youth Employment Agency (Defendant/Respondent/Respondent) for the following reliefs: “i. An order directed at the Defendant to pay the Plaintiff all his outstanding salary arrears from January 2013 to date. ii. An order of the Honourable Court directed at the Defendant to migrate the name of the Plaintiff onto the service pay roll as required by law.” The Appellant’s claim was dismissed at the trial court. He also lost an appeal at the Court of Appeal. BACKGROUND AND FACTS The Youth Employment Agency was formed in 2005 to manage the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) that was meant to address the problem of unemployment among the youth, perceived to be a potential threat to National Security. The Agency ...