MAXWELL K. AGYAIM AND NKWANTABISA ENGINEERING [2000]DLCHRAJ5774

Date	2000-08-10
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/454/96/1273
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5774

C. A. OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5774
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">MAXWELL K. AGYAIM <o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">NKWANTABISA ENGINEERING <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our
Ref: CHRAJ/454/96/1273&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 10/08/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>C. A. OPOKU DEP. CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER THE COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>By his complaint dated 29th June 1996, Maxwell K. Agyaim claimed
the sum of ¢100,000.00 compensation from the respondent company.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant alleged that he had been wrongfully dismissed by
the respondent. He said that the respondent Managing Director borrowed an
amount of ¢100,000.00 (hundred thousand cedi’s) from him.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.25pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">This amount was his December 1995 salary when he demanded for the
repayment of the money, the Managing Director in the person of Oscar H. Kreiger
dismissed him.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
1.05pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">He thus asked for compensation for the wrongful dismissal in
addition to the $100,000.00.<o:p></o:p>On their part, the respondent in the person of Oscar Kreiger
commented that there was not a single time the complainant earned ¢100,000.00
while working with them. That the allegation for the ¢100,000.00 was a frame-up
to make a case.<o:p></o:p>The respondent further said that, earlier on the complainant had
confronted him in writing concerning his claim. And invitations have been sent
to the complainant to settle accounts with the Managing Director but the
complainant never honoured the said invitations. Mr kreiger said that the
complainant owe him personally the sum of (203,000.00 being monies borrowed
from him at different times.<o:p></o:p>In addition, Mr Kreiger said that the complainant owes the company
the following:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-18.75pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Rent arrears ¢35,000.00<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-18.75pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Toilet/Bath etc. (lyear) 444,000.00<o:p></o:p>He also has in his possession a double bed, mattress, vehicle
tyres and other items belonging to the company.<o:p></o:p>The Commission initiated mediation between the parties. In the
course of it the complainant decided not to pursue this matter any further. He however
asked the company to return the following personal items in the company's
possession to him.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:42.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-24.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(1)