E. O. ASARE & 85 OTHERS vs. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI [2011]DLNLC7617

Date	2011-03-30
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2011]DLNLC7617

[2011]DLNLC7617
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >E. O. ASARE
&amp; 85 O<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
color:#00B050">THERS<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;
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">Our Ref: NLC/C-415/2010/2011/85L&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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OPANIN
OBENG-FOSU (MEMBER NLC)<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>Considering the petition filed by E. O. Asare
and 85 others (hereinafter called the Petitioners) against Asare Original Pay
All (hereinafter called the Respondent) on 26" May, 2010; <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 submission of the Petitioner and having heard the Petitioner only, as a
result of Respondent's failure to respond to correspondence from the
Commission; <o:p></o:p>The facts of the case
and pleadings may be summed up as follows: <o:p></o:p>The Petitioners
submitted that: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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yes">a. In May 2006, there was a meeting convened
between the management and workers where they were informed about the financial
constrains the company was facing. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:27.85pt;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. The financial constraints were as a result of
an alleged fraud by some workers and management promised to rectify the
situation in three months. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:14.85pt;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. Management did not heed to their promise
and so they petitioned the Commission in a letter dated 13th August, 2007. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:16.75pt;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. They withdrew the
case to the Fast Track Court covering a period of two years <o:p></o:p>outstanding salary from
May, 2006 to May, 2008 which is still pending. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:18.4pt;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. Some of the workers are still in employment
and have not received salaries from June <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes">2008 </main>