SETH OMAN vs. COMPUPRINT LIMITED [2011]DLNLC8362

Date	2011-10-19
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2011]DLNLC8362

[2011]DLNLC8362
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SETH OMAN<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>COMPUPRINT &nbsp;LIMITED<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">Our Ref: NLC/C-171/2008/2011/50F&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 19TH OCTOBER, 2011<o:p></o:p></div>FOR THE COMMISSON:<o:p></o:p>OPANIN OBENG-FOSU (MEMBER NLC)<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">DECISION &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div>Considering the petition filed by Seth Oman (hereinafter called the Petitioner) against Compuprint Limited (hereinafter called the Respondent) on April 7, 2008.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Having examined the written submission of the Petitioner and the Respondent and having heard the two parties twice during which the Petitioner made his submissions and the Respondent cross-examined him after which the Respondent persistently failed to honour further invitations of the Commission.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the petitioner was employed as an Assistant to the Managing Director in a letter dated 1st June, 2006.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Petitioner was at home one day when he recelved a phone call from one Portia Wood, an employee of the company who requested him to grant her a police bail because she was arrested together with three other colleagues who had already been granted bail.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That he had accepted and granted the ball to the lady who eventually falled to honour her routine report to the police and was therefore asked by the police to go in search of tha lady.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp; That some days later, the lady reported to the police and he equally called his Director to inform him about it.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>