REBECCA KAFUI QUIST vs. SMART MULTIMEDIA [2011]DLNLC7698

Date	2011-09-28
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2011]DLNLC7698

[2011]DLNLC7698
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REBECCA KAFUI
QU<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B050">IST<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B050"><o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SMART
MULTIMEDIA<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-519/2010/2011/23D&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: 28TH 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>Considering the petition
filed by Rebecca Kafui Quist (hereinafter called the Petitioner) against Smart
Multimedia (hereinafter called the Respondent) on 15th June, 2010 and the
Respondent's submissions of 11'" August, 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 submissions of the Petitioner and the Respondent and allowed the two
parties to meet with the Commission on this matter in facilitations/hearings; <o:p></o:p>The facts of the case
and the pleadings may be summed up as follows: <o:p></o:p>The Petitioner submits
that: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.35pt;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">A. She was employed as a Travel and Tour
Manageress in the Travel and Tour Department in August 2008. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:19.75pt;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">B. Due to inconsistency in activities in the
department, she made her intension known to the company to terminate her
appointment with the Respondent Company in May. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:20.25pt;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. She presented her salary arrears to the
company in order to allow her hand over her duties and that she has since been waiting for her salary and other
benefits but to no avail. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:16.8pt;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">D. She would like the Commission to assist her
to rightfully claim her salary. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:36.75pt;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">improve which led to
management issuing a final warning letter reparding her abysmal performance. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-17.5pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.3pt;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">L. That it is also important to note that due to the poor nature of the Petitioner
performance her appointment with the company was never confirmed as a permanent
staff of the company. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:18.2pt;margin-right:.2pt;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">M. That they hope both
parties could meet with the Commission and amicably resolve this differenced to
further curtail any future difficulties. <o:p></o:p>