PRINCE OSEI KWESI OKYERE vs. NII QUAYE MENSAH & ASSOCIATES [2011]DLNLC7693

Date	2011-09-26
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2011]DLNLC7693

[2011]DLNLC7693
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PRINCE OSEI
KWESI OKYERE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII QUAYE
MENSAH &amp; ASSOCIATES<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-325/2011/69E&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: 26TH
SEPTEMBER, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>FOR THE COMMISSON: <o:p></o:p>OPANÍN
OBENG-FOSU (MEMBER, NLC)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>Facts of the case: <o:p></o:p>Mr. Prince Osei
Kwesi Okyere lodged a complaint on 12 July, 2011, with the Commission against
his former employer, Nii Quaye Mensah and Associates, for unfair dismissal. He
said he worked as Cleaner/Security guard for sixteen years (16). He is seeking to be paid his end of service benefits. <o:p></o:p>Emplover: <o:p></o:p>Employer
stated that complainant was dismissed because he failed to carry out lawful
instructions. He was also rude to the Managing Partner. <o:p></o:p>Facilitation: <o:p></o:p>The parties
were invited for facilitation at the Commission on 6 September, 2011. The
following persons were present: <o:p></o:p>Petitioner: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Prince Osei Kwesi Okyere <o:p></o:p>Respondent: Mr. Justice Quaye-Mensah &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Manager <o:p></o:p>Mr. Liberty King &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; Counsel <o:p></o:p>Ms. Cynthia Akafio &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Counsel <o:p></o:p>Mr. Michael Arkoful &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Staff <o:p></o:p>It came to light that
Complainant was dismissed for failing to carry out lawful instructions and also
rude to the Managing Partner on phone on 4 July, 2011. He agreed that he knew
he was talking to the Managing Partner when he was questioned. <o:p></o:p>Employer had no appointment letter issued to
him. Employer did not give complainant any terms of employment to indicate to
him the penalty he would suffer for an offence. <o:p></o:p>The relief the complainant sought was end of service benefit. This was not in their terms of employment.
However, the dismissal was not fair since he has not been given any query,
during the year under review, even though he had some queries in previous
years. <o:p></o:p>Employer proposed to give complainant a
month's pay. This was felt to be on the low side and when he was asked to increase it, a month was added. <o:p></o:p>