ELLIS LAMBERT NORVOR AND GHANA TELECOM LIMITED [2009]DLCHRAJ5997

Date	2009-04-22
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/2688/2002/490
Citation No.	[2009]DLCHRAJ5997

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2009]DLCHRAJ5997
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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">ELLIS LAMBERT NORVOR<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">GHANA TELECOM 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 1.0pt;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Our Ref: CHRAJ/2688/2002/490&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;22-04-2009<o:p></o:p>

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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>In his complaint lodged with the Commission, the Complainant
alleged that the Respondent accused him and three others of stealing and
destroying Company property and he was subsequently dismissed from the company.
The Complainant therefore petitioned the Commission to investigate the matter
to clear his name and cause Respondent to pay all his entitlements.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANT'S
CASE<o:p></o:p>The Complainant indicated that
he was an employee of the Respondent's institution. According to him in 1997
he, together with other workers were accused of stealing and causing damage to
Company property. The case was subsequently reported to the Police where they
were detained in Police cells for two (2) weeks. He alleged that they were
subsequently arraigned before a Court of competent jurisdiction where they were
discharged for want of prosecution.<o:p></o:p>According to him, a Board of
Enquiry's recommendations led to his dismissal from the company. The
Complainant appealed against the Board of Enquiry's recommendations to the
Board of Appeal where the Board of Appeal upheld the decision of the Board of
Enquiry below.<o:p></o:p>On the basis of this, the
Complainant appealed to the Commission for its intervention in the matter to
order the Respondent to pay his entitlements.<o:p></o:p>RESPONDENT'S
REACTION<o:p></o:p>The Respondent reacted to the Complainant's petition as follows: <o:p></o:p>That Mr. Ellis Lambert Norvor, together with some other staff were
involved in the following cases –<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
 font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">Stealing the property (cable) of the
 company, confrary to Article 31 (ii) (c) of the 1998/1999 Collective
 Bargaining Agreement, <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:
 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">Damage to the property
 of the company contrary to Article 31 (ii) (d) of the 1998/1999 Collective
 Bargaining Agreement. <o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>The suspect (Mr. Ellis Lambert Norvor) appealed against his
dismissal in accordance with the provisions of the said Collective Bargaining
Agreement. A Board of Appeal was constituted to hear his appeal. <o:p></o:p>The Board of Appeal did not find the evidence of the Complainant
credible enough to disturb the findings of the Board of Enquiry and recommended
that Mr. Norvor's dismissal be sustained. Management upheld the recommendations
of the Appeal Board and confirmed his dismissal.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANT'S
REACTION<o:p></o:p>The Complainant reacted to the Respondent's written comments as
follows:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;">He
 did not steal any property of Ghana Telecom Company Ltd. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;</main>