[2011]DLNLC7615 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">DORIS BRONI</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B050"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (NGO)</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[NLC]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Our Ref: NLC/C-07/07/2011/24H </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DAT</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">E</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">27<sup>TH</sup> SEPTEMBER, 2011</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">FOR THE COMMISSON: <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">OPANIN OBENG-FOSU<span style="color: #2C2C00"> </span>(MEMBER)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Considering the petition filed by Doris Broni (hereinafter called the petitioner) against Institute of Computer Technology (hereinafter called the Respondent) 25th November, 2009 and t</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">h</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">e Respondent's submissions of 26th January, <i>2</i>010; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.55pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Considering Sections 138 an</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">d </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">139 of t</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">h</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">e Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) on the functions and powers of the National Lab</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">o</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">ur Commission; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.25pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Having examined the written submissions of the Petitioner and the Respondent and allowed the two parties to meet with the Commission on this matter in facilitation processes<i>/</i>hearings; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.75pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">The facts of the case and the pleadings may be summed up as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:14.9pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">The Petitione</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">r </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">submits that: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">A. S</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">h</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">e was emp</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">l</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">oyed as a computer instructor with the Respondent Company on 14th September, 2001 and that she was transferred to various schools. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">B. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">In 2008, a colleague was dismissed and she was asked to take over all the classes and that she was promised to be paid the collea</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">g</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">ues salary as additional monthly allowance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">C</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">. S</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">h</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">e took permission from the Educational Coordinator to go to hospital and to hand over ke</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">y</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">s to her landlord. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:1.05pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">D</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">. She was invited to the head office only to be given a dismissal letter which she refused to receive but was posted to her in the second week of June, 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">E. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">She was eight months pregnant before she was dismissed without notice and payment of April, 2009 salary. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua",