SYLVIA ADOBI AND OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE, & DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE [2010]DLCHRAJ6018

SYLVIA ADOBI AND OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE, & DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WE... [2010]DLCHRAJ6018

Date	2010-11-30
Suit No.	CHRAJ/136/2009/1084
Citation No.	[2010]DLCHRAJ6018

ANNA BOSSMAN (MS)

[2010]DLCHRAJ6018
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">SYLVIA ADOBI<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">OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE,<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">DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<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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</div>FACTS<o:p></o:p>Complainant's
case<o:p></o:p>In a complaint received on 26th March 2009, the Complainant stated
that she was employed as a social worker in the Civil Service in 1964 and she
worked in the Department of Social Welfare (DSW). In 1983, the National Defence
Committee initiated her removal from the DSW which resulted in the termination
of her appointment.<o:p></o:p>According to the Complainant
she had information concerning her reinstatement in 2000 and had since made
several attempts to be reinstated. However, she claimed she had information
that the Office of the Head of the Civil Service (OHCS) had indicated that she
could not be reinstated due to her long absence from duty. As a result, she was
required to apply for her entitlements. Upon receipt of this information, she
made several attempts to have her entitlements released to her but to no avail,
thus her complaint to the Commission.<o:p></o:p>Respondents'
case<o:p></o:p>In its comments dated 24th
July 2009 to the Commission, the DSW stated that the Complainant had earlier
petitioned it for reinstatement but not for the payment of her entitlement as
presented in her complaint to the Commission.<o:p></o:p>The DSW subsequently,
forwarded her petition for reinstatement to the OHCS recommending the
reinstatement of the Complainant to the grade of Assistant Social Development
Officer.<o:p></o:p>The OHCS in response to the DSW's recommendation for reinstatement
stated its dissatisfaction with the Complainant's delay in seeking redress and
asked for a detailed briefing with supporting documents on the alleged
termination of the Complainant's appointment. <o:p></o:p>The DSW explained that though
it provided the OHCS with the requested information, the OHCS stated that the
Complainant had sat on her rights.<o:p></o:p>The Commission also requested for comments from the OHCS and in
its response dated 29th September 2009, to the Commission, stated that the
Complainant joined the DSW in 1964 and worked till 1982 when her appointment
was terminated on grounds of vacation of post.<o:p></o:p>According to the comments, the
Complainant was later reinstated but she did not resume duty. The OHCS later
had an explanation from the Complainant that she never received the said letter
and hence her inability to act accordingly.<o:p></o:p>The OHCS also stated in its comments that the Complainant sat on
her rights considering the fact that her first appeal dates back to 2000.<o:p></o:p>FINDINGS<o:p></o:p>