NORTEY AND 3 ORS. AND VECTOR MORRISON (GH) LTD [2000]DLCHRAJ5777

Date	2000-08-10
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/695/97/1280
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5777

C. A. OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5777
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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">NORTEY AND 3 ORS.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(COMPLAINANTS)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">VECTOR MORRISON (GH) LTD<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(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/695/97/1280&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 <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#161600">FOR <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#111100">COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUMMARY DECISION <o:p></o:p>

</div>DATE OF COMPLAINT: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>10th December, 1997.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;CLAIM:<o:p></o:p>The petitioners claim are for payment of 3 months’ salary in lieu
of Notice, Christmas bonus and furnishing of SSNIT Contribution Statement and
Testimonials.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT:<o:p></o:p>Petitioners states that they
worked with respondents for 1 year, that on 9/12/1997 they were served with
termination letters effective the same say without notice. Cash was paid in
lieu of notice and a further 8 days wages with accumulated leave of 21 days
commuted to cash. They were not satisfied and therefore petitioned.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#1A1A00">FINDINGS / OBSERVATIONS<span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#1A1A00">:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#313100">By a letter dated 13/8/99
the respondent informed the Commission that the matter has been disposed of
between the Labour Department and the Construction and Building Material Workers Union of the T.U.C&nbsp;&nbsp; up till date the petitioners have not also
followed up the petition.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>DECISION / LAW:<o:p></o:p>The Commission exercises its discretion under
Section 13 (1) (b) of Act 456 that having regard to all the circumstances of
the case any further investigation is unnecessary.<o:p></o:p>