JOSE NICO-ANNAN vs. TAYSEC CONSTRUCTION LTD. [2010]DLHC5575

Date	2010-03-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO: INDL/08/08
Citation No.	[2010]DLHC5575

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. KWESI FYNN WITH MS. YAA DANKWA AMPADU-SACKEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. SHADRACK ARHIN FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2010]DLHC5575
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOSE NICO-ANNAN<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>TAYSEC CONSTRUCTION LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION), 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: INDL/08/08&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;DATE: 11TH MARCH,
2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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; <o:p></o:p>MR.
KWESI FYNN WITH MS. YAA DANKWA AMPADU-SACKEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. SHADRACK ARHIN FOR THE DEFENDANT<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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JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The
Plaintiff, a former employee of the Defendant Company, issued out Writ of
Summons on 22nd December, 2008 against the Defendant Company for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The recovery of the sum
of £51,266.67 or its equivalent in cedis as the Plaintiff’s total Pound Sterling
component of his Redundancy Award;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The recovery of the sum
of £4,000.00 or its equivalent in cedis as the Pound Sterling component of
payment in lieu of 3months’ notice;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The recovery of the sum
of £3,151.51 or its equivalent in cedis as the Pound Sterling component of
payment for commuted leave and;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest at the
prevailing commercial bank lending rate on the foregoing amounts, from 16th
August, 2008 till date of final payment.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the
accompanying Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff avers that he was employed by
the Defendant Company in April 1993, and at the time he was leaving in July
2008, he was the Director of Business Development. As at that time, his basic
monthly salary comprised a cedi component of GH¢5,182.55 and a Pound Sterling
component of £1,333.33.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According
to him, on 30th July 2008, the Defendant invited him for a “brief”
meeting at which he was told that he would be made redundant with effect from
15th August 2008.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>