SIX EMPLOYEES OF UEE EXPLOSIVE GHANA LIMITED vs. UEE EXPLOSIVE GHANA LIMITED (NOW MAXAM INTERNATIONAL) [2011]DLNLC7700

SIX EMPLOYEES OF UEE EXPLOSIVE GHANA LIMITED vs. UEE EXPLOSIVE GHANA LIMITED (NO... [2011]DLNLC7700

Date	2011-04-20
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Citation No.	[2011]DLNLC7700

[2011]DLNLC7700
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SIX EMPLOYEES
OF UEE EXPLOSIVE GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>UEE EXPLOSIVE
GHANA LIMITED (NOW MAXAM INTERNATIONAL)<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-69/07/2011/47O&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 20TH
APRIL, 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 COMPLAINT: <o:p></o:p>The Ghana Mineworkers' Union (TUC), on 29 January, 2007,
petitioned the National Labour Commission on behalf of six (6)
employees of UEE Explosives Ghana Limited (Now Maxim International), of
unlawful termination of appointments of the six (6) employees on 21 December, 2005. The union
stated that the termination of the (6) employees was as a result for their alleged involvement in stuffing the
engine of the company's truck with registration No. GR 9565H, with ammonium
nitrate which led to the breakdown of the engine. The union continued that even
though they agree that the offence was serious and explosion could have caused
severe explosion that might have destroyed lives and properties. <o:p></o:p>According to the union,
the report of the company's disciplinary committee as well as that of Mines Department could not point out the real culprits. <o:p></o:p>In view of the above, the union felt that the
management's action in terminating the six (6)
employees was unfair and to some extent, vindictive. <o:p></o:p>They, therefore, wrote to the Commission for
intervention. <o:p></o:p>Management's position: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:14.3pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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yes">Management stated that the termination was in accordance
with paragraph 10.01 (a) (1) of their Collective Agreement
<o:p></o:p>The said paragraph stated: <o:p></o:p>"termination of appointment (with or
without cause). <o:p></o:p>The employees were given
one month's pay in lieu of notice as well as other entitlements due to them. <o:p></o:p>