SAMUEL SAPATHY AND WESTEC SECURITY LIMITED [2004]DLCHRAJ5864

Date	2004-04-13
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/3239/2004/556
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5864

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ5864
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color:#00B050">SAMUEL SAPATHY<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<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">WESTEC SECURITY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p>Our Ref: CHRAJ/3239/2004/556&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;13/04/2004<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>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>By
his petition dated 8th November 2002, the Complainant alleged that the
Respondent has refused to pay him his salary for the month of September.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>In
his complaint to the Commission, the Complainant stated that he worked with the
Respondent as a security officer for five (5) years, i.e. 1998 to 2002. During
the period, he performed his duty faithfully. However, on 19th September 2002
whiles he was on duty at Ghana Telecom, he was informed that a robbery took
place on 17th September when he was on duty. The case was reported to the
Police and he was charged as a suspect. He later resigned from the Respondent's
company, but they have refused to pay him his salary for the month of September
2002, claiming that he was still under investigation.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>RESPONDENT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>That the Complainant was under
investigation so they rejected his resignation letter. The Complainant then
severed his services unceremoniously with the company. His September salary was
therefore being withheld pending the outcome of the case.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>OBSERVATION<o:p></o:p>A copy of the Respondent's comments was
referred to the Compla</main>