JOSHUA MENSAH & OTHERS AND GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE AND PRICES AND INCOMES BOARD [2001]DLCHRAJ5945

JOSHUA MENSAH & OTHERS AND GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE AND PRICES AND INCOMES BOAR... [2001]DLCHRAJ5945

Date	2001-01-30
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/147/96/496
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ5945

CHRIS A. OPOKU

[2001]DLCHRAJ5945
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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">JOSHUA MENSAH &amp; OTHERS <o:p></o:p>(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;;
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color:#00B050">GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE AND PRICES AND INCOMES BOARD (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/147/96/496&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; &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: 30/01/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. OPOKU DEP. 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>The
Complainants in a petition dated 25th February, 1996, prayed this Commission to
assist them get the balance of their redeployment benefits from the
Respondents.<o:p></o:p>They stated that they were retrenched in
1989 and were paid their benefits in 1995. However, the amount they were paid
fell far below what they should have received.<o:p></o:p>The 2nd Respondent, Prices and Incomes
Board in its comments of 24 May, 1996 stated that the proper body to deal with
the complaint was the Redeployment Management Committee of the Ministry of
Employment and Social Welfare.<o:p></o:p>However, in its comments to the Ministry
of Employment and Social Welfare, and later sent to this Commission, the Prices
and Incomes Board stated as follows:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="I">
 <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;">The Complainants were part of a group
 of 39 who were affected by the redeployment exercise in 1989.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;
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II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Their forms were submitted for
processing in 1994 under cover of the Head of Civil Service letter No.
AB.420/473/01 dated 31st October. 1994.<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="I">
 <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;">The Prices and Incomes Board wrote
 back to the Office of the Civil Service to demand an explanation of the
 quoted salaries since they did not reflect the approved 1989 salary
 levels.<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;">Under cover of letter No.
 OHCG/GEN/AD.420/473/01/100 of 9th December, 1994, the Office of Civil
 Service submitted a corrected version of the Complainants' salaries to
 reflect the 1989 salary levels. <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;">There was therefore no
 evidence of underpayment of redeployment benefits.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>The
complainants in reaction disputed the figures used to compute their benefits.
In view of this, the Commission held a mediation into the matter on 9th July,
1997. The Complainants were absent, but the Respondents were present. The
Respondents basically said the same thing as was in their comments. The
Commission has tried to get hold of information fro</main>