MICHAEL DENYAH AND STATE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION [2000]DLCHRAJ5825

Date	2000-09-20
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/A572/97/1861
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5825

CHRIS A. OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5825
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color:#00B050">MICHAEL DENYAH<o:p></o:p>(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;;
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color:#00B050">STATE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS A. OPOKU DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
For: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>In
an oral complaint filed on 8th January, 1997, the complainant Mr. Michael
Denyah sought the intervention of the Commission against the failure by the
Respondents to pay to him certain entitlements including his twenty-eight
months salary arrears, transfer claim for the year 1993 and also his End of
Service Benefits. In addition he wanted his Social Security pension paid since
he had attained the voluntary retirement age of 55 years.<o:p></o:p>According to the complainant he had been
in the Respondent's employment for 31 years as a driver. He added that since
1993, payment of salaries had been erratic such that twenty-eight month
salaries were outstanding.<o:p></o:p>He
complained further that his transfer claim made in 1993 when he was transferred
from the North to Accra had also not been paid. He lamented that since the
future of the Respondent Company was uncertain he wanted to claim the above
reliefs.<o:p></o:p>By
a letter dated 22nd May, 1998, the complainant was informed that the State
Construction Corporation had been divested and accordingly directed him to
submit his petition to the Divestiture Implementation Committee for necessary
action. He was also asked to inform the Commission of his progress. By another
letter dated on the same day the Divestiture Implementation Committee was
requested to investigate the complainant's claims and to add his claims to the
Corporation's list of liabilities if they were found genuine.<o:p></o:p>By
a letter dated 14th December, 1998 the complainant was requested to inform the
Commission of the current status of his case. He was also warned that if he
failed to do so within three weeks he did not respond to his petition would be
struck out. The complainant however failed to comply with this request.<o:p></o:p>In
the circumstances the Commission invokes Section 2(4) of the Commission on
Human Rights and Administrative Justice (Complaint Procedure) Regulations,
1994, C.1.7. which states:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Where a complaint lodged with the
Commission is not pursued For three months from the date it is lodged, the
complaint shall Lapse thereafter.<o:p></o:p>The
petition is accordingly struck out as having lapsed.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>