AWUNI YEDOGOM AND FOREWIN [GH.] LTD. [2000]DLCHRAJ5851

Date	2000-08-04
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/195/96/1188
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5851

CHIRS AKUFFO OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5851
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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">AWUNI YEDOGOM <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;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">FOREWIN [GH.] LTD. <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/195/96/1188&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: 4/8/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHIRS AKUFFO OPOKU M DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER <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:#1F1F00">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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</div>Awuni Yedogo, the complainant herein by his complaint dated 8th
March 1996 claimed the following from the respondent, Forewin (Gh.) Ltd.:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><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;">Payment of one months salary in lieu
 of notice.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><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;">&nbsp;Severance award of 3 months salary.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; border: none;"><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;">&nbsp;Compensation for wrongful termination.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>The complainant alleged that he worked for the repondent company
as watchman for 3 years. On 19 February 1996 he reported for duty as usual and
got injured in the foot in the course of work. He accordingly made a report to
his boss, Mr. Ahmed, the Warehouse Manager. The Manager in question told the
complainant that the company had no facilities for treating him, therefore he
should take off some days to treat himself. The complainant eventually reported
to work on 8 March 1996. The complainant was shocked to be informed that he had
been dismissed and has thus been dissplaced. The complainant asked for his
letter of termination for the reasons of his dismissal but they refused to issue
him one.<o:p></o:p>The complainant said that he
has not been fairly treated, thus his claim or complaint.<o:p></o:p>On their part the respondents
commended that the complainant vacated his post. Until the receipt of this
complaint from this Commission the company had been under the impression that
Awuni Yedogo had unceremoniously left his job.<o:p></o:p>The respondent vehemently denied that the complainant got injured
in the course of work. Rather the complainant reported to work with an ailment
and requested that he be allowed to go home and treat himself. He was granted
the permission to go and treat himself since he did not sustain the ailment on
the job but had it somewhere. He took a leave of absence verbally with his
immediate supervisor and felt okay with that and went away. He spent almost two
(2) weeks to treat himself and came back. He then had verbal discussions with
his immediate supervisor on his return on the condition of his leg without any
written warning from the company or dismissal letter from the respondent.<o:p></o:p>The complainant 'chose and or
elected and or decided voluntarily to stay out of work and then surface at the
Commission to make this petition.<o:p></o:p>The Commission initiated
mediation into this matter. The respondents proposed two months salary in full
settlement of the matter. The Commission made efforts to get the complainant's
comments on the respondent's proposal but the complainant never responded. Thus
he neither replied the Commission's letter nor honoured the invitation for
discussions to that effect.<o:p></o:p>The Commission wishes to
observe that in view of the foregoing, mediation broke down and the complainant
never showed up to pursue this matter.<o:p></o:p>