WORLANYO AGBELEPKOR AND NATIONAL LOTTERY AUTHORITY (NLA) [2009]DLCHRAJ6021

Date	2009-03-28
Suit No.	CHRAJ/635/2001/1205
Citation No.	[2009]DLCHRAJ6021

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2009]DLCHRAJ6021
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color:#00B050">WORLANYO AGBELEPKOR<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">NATIONAL LOTTERY AUTHORITY (NLA)<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">CHRAJ/635/2001/1205&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 28-3-2009<o:p></o:p>

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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>In his complaint dated 20th
November, 2007, the Complainant alleged that his temporary appointment was
terminated by the Respondent without due process. He alleged that his
termination was unfair. He therefore petitioned the Commission for compensation
for wrongful termination.<o:p></o:p><a name="_gjdgxs"></a>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The Complainant stated that he was temporarily appointed by the
Respondent as a Principal Accounts Officer at the Hohoe District office on 23rd
April, 2007. According to the Complainant, whilst on duty he received a memo
dated 23rd July, 2007 asking him to stay away from duty with
immediate effect, the reason being that that he was alleged to be involved in a
case of fraud.<o:p></o:p>According to him, he wrote to the Respondent for a hearing but
received no reply. However, he later received a letter from the Respondent
dated 26th September, 2007 terminating his appointment with effect
from 23rd July, 2007. He alleged that he was not given any
compensation but was rather paid only his salary for the month of July.<o:p></o:p>RESPONDENT'S
CASE<o:p></o:p>The Respondent, National
Lottery Authority (NLА) in its comments to the Commission dated 7th
March, 2008 stated that the Complainant and three others had their appointment
terminated for activities which woefully defeated the main objective of the
office. Therefore management decided to close down the office.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent further stated that management was displeased with
the way the staff were handling the affairs of the office so they had to
dispense with the services of those staff whose work and conduct were found to
be most unsatisfactory. These staff included the Complainant and three others.<o:p></o:p>ISSUES FOR
DETERMINATION<o:p></o:p>The issues to be determined in this case are:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="i">
 <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;">Whether the termination of
 appointment of the Complainant was fair?<o:p></o:p></li>
 <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;">Whether the Complainant is entitled to
 compensation. <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;">Whether the
 Complainant is entitled to any allowances.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>ANALYSIS OF THE
ISSUES<o:p></o:p>Whether the
termination of appointment of the Complainant was fair?<o:p></o:p>The Commission observed that the Respondent's decision to
terminate the temporal appointment of the Complainant was fair and in
accordance with Section 17(1) (b) of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) and Article
7.5 (3) (d) of the Condition of Service for National Lottery Authority (NLА)
Junior Staff which states that "a
contract of employment </main>