GODWIN GOMASHIE AND GHANA UNIVERSITIES PRESS [2001]DLCHRAJ6056

Date	2001-03-22
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/858/2000/1099
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6056

BENJAMIN K. OPPONG

[2001]DLCHRAJ6056
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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">GODWIN GOMASHIE <o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">GHANA UNIVERSITIES PRESS <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/858/2000/1099&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: 22/03/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>BENJAMIN
K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (LEGAL/OPERATIONS) 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>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>In
a complaint dated 8 October, 2000, the Complainant alleged he had vacated his
post with the Respondent due to violation of his basic human rights. He
therefore prayed the Commission's intervention in the matter.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant claimed that money was deducted from his salary after his response
to a query dated 6 June, 2000 was deemed unsatisfactory. He alleged that he
suspected that he was being penalized because a private transaction between
himself and a senior manager of the Respondent Press had gone sour.<o:p></o:p>He stated further that because of this, he
resigned his position. At present, his resignation has not been accepted on the
ground that he was indebted to the Respondent. His testimonial has also not
been released to him.<o:p></o:p>RESPONDENT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent agreed that the Complainant had indeed resigned his position.
However, it stated that his resignation did not satisfy paragraph 3 of his
appointment letter which states:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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You can resign your appointment by giving a month's notice or pay. a month's
salary in lieu of notice."<o:p></o:p>Furthermore,
the Respondent stated that the Complainant was often absent without permission
or failed to attend work at all. A query was therefore addressed to him.
Management did not find his response satisfactory and therefore penalized him
by not paying him for the 5 days he was absent without permission.<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent stated further that the Complainant based his petition on a private
matter between him and a senior business manager which had nothing to do with
the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>Further, the Respondent stated that the
Complainant was indebted to the Respondent to the tune of ¢142,000.00. This sum
included the balance of an unpaid loan</main>