EDMUND SIAW AKUGBEY vs. CARE INTERNATIONAL GHANA [2011]DLHC5655

Date	2011-03-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO: INDL/22/09
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC5655

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. D. K. SOKPOR FOE THE PLAINTIFF

MR. JOHN OPOKU FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2011]DLHC5655
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EDMUND SIAW AKUGBEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CARE INTERNATIONAL GHANA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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/22/09&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 31ST
MARCH, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
D. K. SOKPOR FOE 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. JOHN OPOKU 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>In an
action against the Defendant filed on 7th May, 2009, the Plaintiff
claims the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the summary dismissal of the Plaintiff was unlawful.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of all computed entitlements lawfully due the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest
on the computed entitlements at the prevailing bank rate from the 20th
day of December, 2007 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant
entered appearance on 2nd June, 2009 and subsequently filed its Statement
of Defence on 24th June, 2009. In an accompanying Statement of Claim,
the Plaintiff avers that he was a former employee of the Defendant who is an
International Non-Governmental Organization. Until the 1st day of
August, 2007 the Plaintiff was an Administrator/Accountant of the Defendant
organization when he was summarily dismissed as per a dismissal letter dated
the 20th day of December, 2007. Before his dismissal he was
stationed at the Takoradi sub office of the Defendant Organization.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff
goes on to aver that he was dismissed based on an allegation that he had been
demanding 10% cut on procurement contracts issued by the Defendant Organization
and that same had been confirmed by a vendor of same in his presence. He
refuted the afore</main>