CELESTINE RUTH EDEM vs. KWARLEYZ GROUP BELFAST CITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

JUDGMENT INTRODUCTION [1] The 1st Defendant is incorporated as a Group of Companies which includes 2nd Defendant. 2nd Defendant is a Hospitality company located at the Airport City, Accra. The Plaintiff was employed on 19th November, 2020 as a Financial Controller for the 2nd Defendant effective 4th January, 2021. Her appointment was terminated on 6th August, 2021. The case raises several questions including whether the Plaintiff was employed by both 1st and 2nd Defendants, and whether an employee of a subsidiary company is necessarily an employee of its holding or parent company and as such 1st Defendant is a necessary and proper party to the proceedings. Another question that arises is whether the Plaintiff’s appointment was wrongfully terminated. PLAINTIFF’S PLEADINGS [2] The case of the Plaintiff as can be gathered from her pleadings is that she received an offer letter authored by the 2nd Defendant and dated 19th September, 2020 for the position of Financial Controller ...