REXFORD K. AFOAKWA AND GHANA AIRWAYS COMPANY LTD [2000]DLCHRAJ5837

Date	2000-08-23
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/153/95/1440
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5837

B. K. OPPONG

[2000]DLCHRAJ5837
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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;;
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color:#00B050">REXFORD K. AFOAKWA<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">GHANA AIRWAYS COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<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>B. K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LEGAL
&amp; OPERATIONS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
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</div>In
his petition dated 15th March, 1995, the complainant stated that following the
termination of his appointment in 1987 a Review Committee recommended his
reinstatement. Yet the respondent failed to implement that recommendation. The
complainant was therefore appealing to the Commission to order the respondent
to reinstate him.<o:p></o:p>After
going into the merits of the submissions of the parties, the Commission
rendered its decision on 11th February, 1998 and made the following order:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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the Commission accordingly orders the reinstatement of the complainant if there
are no obstacles such as manpower ceiling or any other relevant consideration.
However, if reinstatement is not practical , then the respondent should pay the
redundancy award plus interest at the Bank rate from the date of his being
declared redundant to the date of this decision.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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should also be paid 3 months salary at current levels for the grade on which he
was when his appointment was terminated as compensation."<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>APPLICATION FOR REVIEW<o:p></o:p>It
is this decision/order that the complainant applied to be reviewed on the
ground that<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">"since the purported termination of
the complainant had no foundation, then the purported commuttal thereof to
redundancy could not also have had any lawful basis.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">"So even if practical obstacles would
not permit the reinstatement of the complainant, then at all times material and
before the Commission's decision, complainant should have been deemed to be in
the employ of the Respondent and therefore be entitled to his pay for the
period, and not just 3 months salary".<o:p></o:p>The application therefore prayed the
Commission to review its decision and order the reinstatement of the
complainant unconditionally, or in the alternative an order for his outstanding
salaries for the period up to the date the Commission gave the order be paid to
him in addition to the severance and other awards.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></main>