DOUGLAS MONEY vs. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI [2011]DLNLC7616

Date	2011-03-30
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2011]DLNLC7616

[2011]DLNLC7616
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DO<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B050">UGLAS MONEY<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANGLOGOLD
ASHANTI<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Our Ref: NLC/C-489/08/2011/97&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: 30TH MARCH, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>FOR THE COMMISSON: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PAUL OSEI-MENSAH (MEMBER)<o:p></o:p>

DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>Considering the petition
filed by Douglas Money (hereinafter called the Petitioner) against Anglogold
Ashanti (hereinafter called the Respondent) on 7th October, 2008 and the Respondent's submissions of 16th February, 2009; <o:p></o:p>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>Having
examined the written submissions of the Petitioner and the Respondent and having
heard both parties; <o:p></o:p>The facts of the case
and pleadings may be summed up as follows: <o:p></o:p>PETITIONER SUBMITS
AS FOLLOWS THAT: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.7pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">A. He was an employee of
the Respondent Company until he was summarily dismissed on 1st December, 2005. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.8pt;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">B. Through him, Respondent Company rented a
pay loader from Jacob Lawrence Company and he took care of that machine. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:13.65pt;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">C. He was informed by
the mechanics that the pay loader had to be serviced and that they needed
lubricants at the site. That he looked for a car to convey empty drums of oil
but did not find one until in the evening when he found a commercial car to
help him convey the empty drums from the Company's premises to Tarkwa. <o:p></o: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">D. When he got to the
first gate, the security man on duty, Mr. Samuel Quarm opened the gate and he
went to him to inform him of his intention to pick some empty drums from the
Company and Mr. Quarm told him that it was late so he should go and come
the next morning and he went away. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.5pt;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">E. He was later invited
by the Security Officer Mr. Awatey to write a statement on what happened on the
night he came to the Company to pick the empty drums. <o:p></o:p>