SAMUEL K. AGBEVE AND STARWIN PRODUCT LTD [2000]DLCHRAJ5782

Date	2000-08-25
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/294/95/1481
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5782

B. K. OPPONG

[2000]DLCHRAJ5782
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><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">SAMUEL K. AGBEVE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(COMPLAINANT)<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">STARWIN PRODUCT LTD <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<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/294/95/1481&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 25/08/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>B. K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LEGAL &amp; OPERATIONS <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:#161600">FOR <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:#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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DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>The complaint dated 8th May 1995 was registered at the Commission
on the 27th May 1995.<o:p></o:p>The complainant claims as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
He was wrongfully dismissed.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;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">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
His end of service benefits
(ESB) were wrongfully calculated and<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;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">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
that wrongful deductions were
made from his entitlement in contravention of his service condition.<o:p></o:p>Until August 15, 1994, the complainant was an employee of the
respondent company. <o:p></o:p>He worked for the Company (formerly Sterling Products) from 1st
April 1968 until his dismissal on 15th August 1994. The charge which was
levelled against him was "Dereliction of duty resulting in various items
missing from the warehouse ...".<o:p></o:p>The complainant (and other dismissed employees) protested against
his dismissal, claiming that he did not know anything about the missing items.<o:p></o:p>The complainant also protested against what he described as
"wrong deduction of various sums of money from (our) benefits as Sale
Value of Missing Stock". <o:p></o:p>Further protest was directed "against the mode of calculation
of the end of service benefits as not being in keeping with the. Colective
Bargaining <o:p></o:p>Agreement (CBA, Article 278 thereof).<o:p></o:p>In its reaction to the complaint, the Respondent disputed the
complainant's claim stating that the complainant was dismissed on grounds of
serious misconduct, to wit, dereliction of duty; and that under the Conditions
of Service of the company such conduct results in summary dismissal. The
respondents further attached various correspondence including external Auditors
report, query and response from warehouse staff, and invitation to meeting with
petitioner etc.<o:p></o:p></spa</main>