REV. SIR STELLA AFANEAH AND FRANDESCO WIA LTD. [2004]DLCHRAJ5921

Date	2004-09-23
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/957/2001/954
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5921

D.K. OFOSU-QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ5921
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">REV. SIR STELLA AFANEAH<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">FRANDESCO WIA 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/957/2001/954&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;23/09/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>D.K.
OFOSU-QUARTEY SUPERVISING PRIN. LEGAL OFFICER For: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><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
her petition dated 12th January 2001 Complainant alleged that the Respondent
had refused to pay workman's compensation to the family after the death of her
brother.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>According to Complainant, her deceased
brother Andrew Atanga was an employee of Respondent from March 1998 until his
death in July 1999.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant stated that, her deceased brother was involved in an accident in
March 1999 in the course of duty. He was hospitalized for some time and later
died in July 1999.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant further stated that Respondent promised to pay his workmen's
compensation but they have failed to honour this promise. Furthermore, a
representative of the Respondent Company, one Mr. Doe is alleged to have
directed the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Records Section not to release any
information about the deceased to the family.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant sees this as being strange
since the deceased has a family and therefore entitled to any records covering
the deceased. She therefore wants the Commission to assist her family to claim
her deceased's brother's workman's compensation and any other entitlement from
the Respondent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>OBSERVATION<o:p></o:p>The Commission observed that Respondent
failed to respond to the Commission's letter dated 19th January 2001.
Furthermore, a medical report from Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital requested by the
Commission, confirmed the accident involving Complainant's deceased brother
Andrew Atanga an employee of Respondent Company.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>