SUMAILA AWUDU AND: M.D. WOODHOUSE LTD. [2004]DLCHRAJ5861

Date	2004-05-14
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/3370/2002/967
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5861

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ5861
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SUMAILA AWUDU<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND:<o:p></o:p>M.D.
WOODHOUSE LTD.<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<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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Our Ref: CHRAJ/3370/2002/967&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; 14/05/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY SUPERVISING PRIN. LEGAL
OFFICER For: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>SUMMARY DECISION<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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
1.75pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant was an Assistant Supervisor in the Respondent's Company in 1998. He
resigned his position as a result of an allegation of theft levelled against
him by the Respondent. He petitioned the Commission for redress.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COMPLAINANT'S VERSION<o:p></o:p>Accordin
to him, the Respondent had been awarded a contract to build a Student's Hostel
for the University of Ghana in May 2002. He alleged that the Respondent later,
sublet the contract to him and other forty-two [42] that if they completed the
work on schedule, [the Respondent] would pay them $300,000.00 each. The
Complainant, however, claimed that they completed the work on schedule but the
Respondent failed to fulfil the agreement entered into.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
2.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant intimated that, in the midst of this frustration, the Respondent
employed another General Manager, who became hostile to their plight. He
contended that the General Manager was frustrating their efforts to get their
salaries and other entitlements due.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.45pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">On 5""
of August 2002, there was a theft case at the Company, which the complainant
denied any knowledge of. This led to his suspension and subsequent resignation
from the Company.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
1.7pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">He
stated that, his salary had been suspended and not paid until he turned in a
letter of resignation. He was seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="I">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; border: none;">Payment of salary arrears [since
 7-07-02 until his resignation]. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; border: none;">Payment of SSNIT contributions. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; border: none;">Payment of £300,000.00
 as a contract sum.<o:p></o:p></li>
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