ALBERT NKORNUH & 1007 ORS vs. VOLTA ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD [2011]DLHC5672

Date	2011-03-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO.BMISC 63/2005
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC5672

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. AKOTO AMPAW FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

MR. GEORGE THOMPSON FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2011]DLHC5672
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALBERT NKORNUH &amp; 1007 ORS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>VOLTA ALUMINIUM
COMPANY 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.BMISC 63/2005&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 24TH MARCH, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. AKOTO AMPAW FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
GEORGE THOMPSON 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>On 28th
October, 2004, plaintiffs who were originally 871 former employees of defendant
company caused a writ of summons to be issued against the defendant herein
claiming as follows:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that they are each entitled to end-of-service benefits in
accordance with the various collective agreements between the defendant and the
Industrial &amp; Commercial Workers Union (ICU) and with the conditions of
service of senior staff of defendant.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp; An order
directed at the defendant to pay their end-of-service benefits.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest
on (b) from the date they became due to the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
defendant entered appearance on 9th December, 2004 and subsequently
filed its statement of defence on 19th April, 2005 denying
plaintiffs’ claim. On 23rd October, 2007, plaintiffs filed a reply
and application for directions. The defendant filed one additional issue on 13th
November, 2007. On 14th November, 2007 all the issues set out in
plaintiff’s application for directions except issue 5 together with the
additional issues filed by the defendant were set down by the court for trial.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
following issues were set down for trial:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;