ANGELA CARSON (PLAINTIFF) vs. PHYTO-RIKER (GIHOC) PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED (DEFENDANT) [2009]DLHC7831

ANGELA CARSON (PLAINTIFF) vs. PHYTO-RIKER (GIHOC) PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED (DEFE... [2009]DLHC7831

Date	2009-11-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AC147/2006
Citation No.	[2009]DLHC7831

HIS LORDSHIP E. K. AYEBI APPEAL COURT JUDGE SITTING AS ADDITIONAL HIGH COURT JUDGE

MAXWELL LOGAN WITH MRS. AFUA ADDOTEY FOR PLAINTIFF EMMANUEL AMOFA FOR DEFENDANT

[2009]DLHC7831
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ANGELA CARSON<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>PHYTO-RIKER (GIHOC)&nbsp; PHARMACEUTICALS
LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH
COURT (FAST TRACK), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. AC147/2006&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
26TH NOVEMBER, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MAXWELL
LOGAN WITH MRS. AFUA ADDOTEY FOR PLAINTIFF&nbsp;
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EMMANUEL
AMOFA FOR DEFENDANT&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HIS LORDSHIP E. K. AYEBI, APPEAL COURT JUDGE
SITTING AS ADDITIONAL HIGH COURT JUDGE<o:p></o:p>

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</div>Plaintiff says that on 15th February
1999, she was employed as an Executive Administrative Assistant in defendant’s
company.&nbsp; As at 26th May 2006,
she was the Regional Manager (Southern Ghana) of defendant’s company.&nbsp; Her letter of appointment dated 15th
February 1999, listed the terms and conditions of her engagement.<o:p></o:p>Defendant company plaintiff pleaded, is in the
business of manufacturing pharmaceutical products.&nbsp; Until the end of May 2006, plaintiff says she
had worked for defendant for seven years.&nbsp;
By a letter dated April 3, 2006, defendant informed the plaintiff that
the company had undergone a major ownership change with the acquisition by
Trans Africa Pharmaceutical Company Limited of the majority stake in the
company.&nbsp; The ownership change has
necessitated structural changes.<o:p></o:p>The letter offered to re-engage the plaintiff as
Regional Sales Manager on terms and conditions not only different but
diminished in terms compared to what she had been enjoying.&nbsp; Attached to the letter is an acceptance form
which the plaintiff was required to execute within two weeks thereof.<o:p></o:p>In the same letter, defendant offered to pay
plaintiff an end of service benefit of ¢124,098,630.14.&nbsp; In reply, plaintiff pointed out to the
defendant that the amount offered her as end of service benefit fell far below
what was due her under her contract.&nbsp;
Additional to that, her outstanding leave days have not been provided
for.&nbsp; She therefore requested the
defendant to amend the offer.<o:p></o:p>Since the plaintiff did not execute the acceptance
form within the stipulated time, defendant took it that the plaintiff has
rejected the offer.&nbsp; Accordingly,
defendant terminated plaintiff’s appointment with effect from May 30, 2006 on
May 26th, 2006.&nbsp; Defendant
maintained the amount they offered earlier to plaintiff as the end of service
benefit.&nbsp; Defendant also refused to offer
Toyota Corolla Saloon Car No. GT 9416 Q to plaintiff to buy upon her request.<o:p></o:p>It is the view of the plaintiff that the
termination of her employment amounted to wrongful dismissal, hence her claim
for the following reliefs as per her amended writ of summons:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the offer of diminished conditions of employment to the
plaintiff as a result of the “Arrangement” amounts to severance of plaintiff
employment by effect of law.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp; A declaration that the plaintiff is thereby
entitled to severance package of US$27,090 calculated at 3 months salary for
each year of service.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;