DZANTOR JOY vs. SHOPRITE GHANA LIMITED [2011]DLNLC7580

Date	2011-11-30
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2011]DLNLC7580

[2011]DLNLC7580
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DZANTOR JOY<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SHOPRITE GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p>Our
Ref: NLLC/G-698/2010/01/13&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:
30th November, 2011<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>FOR
THE COMMISSION:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OPANIN
OBENG-FOSU (MEMBER
NLC) <o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:17.9pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">Considering the
petition filed by Dzantor Joy (hereinafter called the petitioner)
against Shoprite Ghana Limited (hereinafter called the Respondent) on September
29, 2010 and the Respondent's
submissions of November 25, 2010;
<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:17.9pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">Considering Sections 138
and 139 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) on the functions and powers of the
National Labour Commission;
<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:18.45pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">Having examined the written submissions of the Petitioner
and the Respondent and having heard both parties; <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:19.75pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">The facts of the case and pleadings may be
summed up as follows: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:22.15pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">THE
CASE OF THE PETITIONER <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:21.35pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">The Petitioner submits as follows
that: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:17.9pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">His appointment was confirmed as a trainee manager
on April 9, 2003 and he was later made the branch manager of Shoprite Weija
without any formal documentation, until his <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.15pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">dismissal on May 17, 2010. <o:p></o:p>