ADDAE BOATENG AND TAYSEC CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD [2002]DLCHRAJ5887

Date	2002-05-03
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/53/94/1434
Citation No.	[2002]DLCHRAJ5887

B. K. OPPONG

[2002]DLCHRAJ5887
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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">ADDAE BOATENG<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">TAYSEC CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/53/94/1434&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 3/5/2002<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>B. K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LEGAL &amp; OPERATIONS <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#1F1F00">FOR <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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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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DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Complainant filed his petition in 1994 at
our Tamale Office against the Respondent Company claiming damages for wrongful
dismissal and compensation for injuries sustained while on duty.<o:p></o:p>In a
decision rendered on 15th December, 1995, the Commission granted the petitioner
the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
payment of all entitlements including end-of-service benefits.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
damages for unlawful dismissal.<o:p></o:p>The Respondents had contended that the
petitioner had been summarily dismissed for being drunk during working hours
and justified their action by clause 8(3)(9) of the then operative Bargaining
Agreement.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Commission took the view that the offence
for which the petitioner was dismissed summarily was not provided for under the
said section of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, hence the decision to
grant the petitioner these reliefs.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent through their Solicitor
contested this decision by a letter dated 29th August, 1996 mainly on the
grounds that they disagreed with our interpretation of the said Clause 8 (3)
(9) of the said Collective Bargaining<o:p></o:p>Agreement. Giving reasons for the
disagreement, the Respondents submitted as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Payment of Service benefits<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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Contribution
to the Social Security Fund "were regularly paid to the S.S.F from 1/3/88,
the date of his employment to 28/5/92
when he was dismissed. If the petitioner so
requests, a statement detailing his total contributions ... will be made available to him."<o:p></o:p>