STEPHEN SACKEY AND MINISTRY OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS [2004]DLCHRAJ5862

Date	2004-06-09
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/2597/2002/1212
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5862

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ5862
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >STEPHEN
SACKEY<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>MINISTRY OF
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p>Our Ref: CHRAJ/2597/2002/1212&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;09/06/2004<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
his complaint of 12th March 2002, received on the 14th of April 2002, the
Complainant alleged that he was a staff of the Respondent, but was struck by a
stroke and three years later he was boarded and declared unfit to continue
working.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant alleges that he was retired in 1998 and since then he has not heard
anything from the Respondent, especially concerning compensation due him.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant further alleged that he sent a complaint to the CHRAJ District
Office at Volta Region but for over six months nothing was heard from them,
hence his complaint to the Head Office for intervention.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>OBSERVATION<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant later wrote to the Commission that because of his ill health, he
was requested by his employers to be medically examined by Hohoe Government
Hospital. The Complainant stated that he was still drawing his salary till
November 1997 when he was told by his employers that he cannot receive his
salary anymore as he has been boarded.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant therefore appealed to the Commission to compel the Respondent to
restore salary till he will be given his benefits.<o:p></o:p>It
was stated in the comments of the Respondent that the Complainant was retired
from the service on recommendation by the Medical Board that found him
incapable of performing his assigned duties. They further stated that this was
conveyed to the Complainant and is therefore qualified to obtain End of Service
Award as contributor to the Social Security Fund and not compensation.<o:p></o:p>They
further stated that the Complainant informed them that he had initiated action
towards processing of the benefits, but constrained by lack of funds. The
Respondent explained that mindful of the fate of the Compla</main>