OSEI BONSU ERIC AND AMADI COLD STORES LIMITED [2004]DLCHRAJ5925

Date	2004-09-03
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/1802/01/256
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5925

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ5925
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OSEI BONSU
ERIC<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANTS)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>AMADI COLD
STORES LIMITED<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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Ref: CHRAJ/1802/01/256&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 03/09/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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hearing both parties on this complaint, the Commission holds the view that the.
Respondent exercised their legitimate right in dismissing the Complainant and
that the dismissal was not wrongful.<o:p></o:p>The
complaint was dated 18th September 2001. The Commission received it the
following day.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CASE<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">The
Complainant stated that he was appointed a staff of the Respondent between
March and April 1995. He worked as such till 2nd November 2001 when he was
dismissed.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.95pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">He
claimed that on 2nd November 2001, he was assigned to off-load some goods
belonging to the Respondent into a warehouse. In the process, the Respondent's storekeeper
instructed him to search the Respondent's cold room for four cartons of fish
belonging to a customer. The customer reportedly could not find the cartons of
fish.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant further stated that he found and put two of the cartons on a truck
but in addition, he found some waybills on the truck. When the Respondent
General Manager learnt that the waybills were on the truck, he allegedly
heckled the Respondent and dismissed him.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
2.15pt;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 further claimed that temperatures in the Respondent's cold room had
gradually affected his health. He claimed was suffering from pneumonia, poor
eyesight and vigorous shaking of hands among others as a result. He felt
cheated and therefore wrote to the Commission protesting against the dismissal
and seeking for redress.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>THE COMMISSION'S
OBSERVATIONS/DECISION<o:p></o:p>